Perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage in Ecuador
Ecuador: Perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage was 77 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage in Ecuador, 1980–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 77 for perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage in 2025.
The figure is down 11.5% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage in Ecuador peaked at 96 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 10, in 1980.
That places Ecuador 158th out of 195 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 Ecuador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 10 | — |
| 1981 | 26 | +160.0% |
| 1982 | 35 | +34.6% |
| 1983 | 31 | -11.4% |
| 1984 | 48 | +54.8% |
| 1985 | 41 | -14.6% |
| 1986 | 44 | +7.3% |
| 1987 | 51 | +15.9% |
| 1988 | 54 | +5.9% |
| 1989 | 55 | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 68 | +23.6% |
| 1991 | 59 | -13.2% |
| 1992 | 87 | +47.5% |
| 1993 | 85 | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 84 | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 83 | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 82 | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 81 | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 85 | +4.9% |
| 1999 | 79 | -7.1% |
| 2000 | 87 | +10.1% |
| 2001 | 89 | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 88 | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 87 | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 88 | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 92 | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 96 | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 96 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 96 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 94 | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 91 | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 88 | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 87 | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 87 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 83 | -4.6% |
| 2015 | 78 | -6.0% |
| 2016 | 83 | +6.4% |
| 2017 | 85 | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 85 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 85 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 70 | -17.6% |
| 2021 | 68 | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 70 | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 79 | +12.9% |
| 2024 | 87 | +10.1% |
| 2025 | 77 | -11.5% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 77 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 91, 85% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 77 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 87, 89% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage in Ecuador 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +160.0% | 10 | 26 |
| 1984 | +54.8% | 31 | 48 |
| 1992 | +47.5% | 59 | 87 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 39.5 | 10 | 55 | 10 |
| 1990s | 79.3 | 59 | 87 | 10 |
| 2000s | 91.3 | 87 | 96 | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.2 | 78 | 91 | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.17 | 68 | 87 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 156 North Macedonia 79 compare
- 157 Equatorial Guinea 78 compare
- 158 Guatemala 77 compare
- 158 Vanuatu 77 compare
- 161 Argentina 75 compare
- 161 Comoros 75 compare
- 161 Montenegro 75 compare
More health data for Ecuador
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6766 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 354 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.67 % 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 0.0362 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.67 % 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 0.0378 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage in Ecuador?
- Perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage in Ecuador was 77 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 96 in 2006.
- What is the lowest perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 10 in 1980.
- How does Ecuador rank for perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage?
- Ecuador ranks 158th out of 195 countries with data for 2025.
- Is perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador 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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