Perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage in Belize
Belize: Perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage was 83 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage in Belize, 1980–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage in Belize stood at 83.
That represents a change of down 5.7% on the previous year and down 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage in Belize peaked at 98 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 44, in 1981.
Belize ranks 140th of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage in Belize, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 47 | — |
| 1981 | 44 | -6.4% |
| 1982 | 61 | +38.6% |
| 1983 | 59 | -3.3% |
| 1984 | 53 | -10.2% |
| 1985 | 58 | +9.4% |
| 1986 | 82 | +41.4% |
| 1987 | 85 | +3.7% |
| 1988 | 61 | -28.2% |
| 1989 | 79 | +29.5% |
| 1990 | 91 | +15.2% |
| 1991 | 82 | -9.9% |
| 1992 | 74 | -9.8% |
| 1993 | 85 | +14.9% |
| 1994 | 88 | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 83 | -5.7% |
| 1996 | 85 | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 86 | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 87 | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 87 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 91 | +4.6% |
| 2001 | 96 | +5.5% |
| 2002 | 89 | -7.3% |
| 2003 | 96 | +7.9% |
| 2004 | 97 | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 96 | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 98 | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 96 | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 94 | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 97 | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 96 | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 95 | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 98 | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 95 | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 95 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 94 | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 95 | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 88 | -7.4% |
| 2018 | 96 | +9.1% |
| 2019 | 98 | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 79 | -19.4% |
| 2021 | 83 | +5.1% |
| 2022 | 84 | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 85 | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 88 | +3.5% |
| 2025 | 83 | -5.7% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 83 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 91, 91% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Belize's 83 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 87, 95% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage in Belize changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | +41.4% | 58 | 82 |
| 1982 | +38.6% | 44 | 61 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 62.9 | 44 | 85 | 10 |
| 1990s | 84.8 | 74 | 91 | 10 |
| 2000s | 95 | 89 | 98 | 10 |
| 2010s | 95 | 88 | 98 | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.67 | 79 | 88 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belize
More health data for Belize
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5114 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 9 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.566 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0412 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.6604 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0432 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage in Belize?
- Perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage in Belize was 83 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 98 in 2006.
- What is the lowest perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 44 in 1981.
- How does Belize rank for perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage?
- Belize ranks 140th out of 195 countries with data for 2025.
- Is perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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