Perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage in Colombia
Colombia: Perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage was 92 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage in Colombia, 1980–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 92 for perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage in Colombia peaked at 94 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 16, in 1980.
Colombia ranks 84th 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 Colombia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 16 | — |
| 1981 | 20 | +25.0% |
| 1982 | 26 | +30.0% |
| 1983 | 42 | +61.5% |
| 1984 | 61 | +45.2% |
| 1985 | 61 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 48 | -21.3% |
| 1987 | 58 | +20.8% |
| 1988 | 74 | +27.6% |
| 1989 | 78 | +5.4% |
| 1990 | 88 | +12.8% |
| 1991 | 84 | -4.5% |
| 1992 | 78 | -7.1% |
| 1993 | 88 | +12.8% |
| 1994 | 85 | -3.4% |
| 1995 | 85 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 85 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 84 | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 73 | -13.1% |
| 1999 | 74 | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 79 | +6.8% |
| 2001 | 80 | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 81 | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 92 | +13.6% |
| 2004 | 89 | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 93 | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 93 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 94 | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 92 | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 92 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 88 | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 85 | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 92 | +8.2% |
| 2013 | 91 | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 90 | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 91 | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 91 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 92 | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 92 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 94 | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 88 | -6.4% |
| 2021 | 87 | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 87 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 90 | +3.4% |
| 2024 | 89 | -1.1% |
| 2025 | 92 | +3.4% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 92 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 91, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 92 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 87, 1.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage in Colombia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | +61.5% | 26 | 42 |
| 1984 | +45.2% | 42 | 61 |
| 1982 | +30.0% | 20 | 26 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 48.4 | 16 | 78 | 10 |
| 1990s | 82.4 | 73 | 88 | 10 |
| 2000s | 88.5 | 79 | 94 | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.6 | 85 | 94 | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.83 | 87 | 92 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More health data for Colombia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.83 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.3468 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 698 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.3706 % 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 0.0324 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.3776 % 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 0.0338 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage in Colombia?
- Perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage in Colombia was 92 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 94 in 2007.
- What is the lowest perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 16 in 1980.
- How does Colombia rank for perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage?
- Colombia ranks 84th out of 195 countries with data for 2025.
- Is perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia 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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