Perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage in Eswatini
Eswatini: Perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage was 84 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage in Eswatini, 1981–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage in Eswatini stood at 84.
The figure is down 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage in Eswatini peaked at 98 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 30, in 1981.
That places Eswatini 133rd out of 195 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 30 | — |
| 1982 | 39 | +30.0% |
| 1983 | 43 | +10.3% |
| 1984 | 50 | +16.3% |
| 1985 | 61 | +22.0% |
| 1986 | 74 | +21.3% |
| 1987 | 86 | +16.2% |
| 1988 | 89 | +3.5% |
| 1989 | 89 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 89 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 79 | -11.2% |
| 1992 | 93 | +17.7% |
| 1993 | 89 | -4.3% |
| 1994 | 96 | +7.9% |
| 1995 | 82 | -14.6% |
| 1996 | 82 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 82 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 83 | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 83 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 84 | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 84 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 85 | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 85 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 86 | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 86 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 87 | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 87 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 88 | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 88 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 89 | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 91 | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 95 | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 98 | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 98 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 90 | -8.2% |
| 2016 | 90 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 90 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 90 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 90 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 83 | -7.8% |
| 2021 | 77 | -7.2% |
| 2022 | 97 | +26.0% |
| 2023 | 85 | -12.4% |
| 2024 | 84 | -1.2% |
| 2025 | 84 | +0.0% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 84 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 86, 98% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 84 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 84, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage in Eswatini 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | +30.0% | 30 | 39 |
| 2022 | +26.0% | 77 | 97 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 62.33 | 30 | 89 | 9 |
| 1990s | 85.8 | 79 | 96 | 10 |
| 2000s | 86 | 84 | 88 | 10 |
| 2010s | 92.1 | 89 | 98 | 10 |
| 2020s | 85 | 77 | 97 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
More health data for Eswatini
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.9 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6228 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 206 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.6874 % 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 0.0553 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.5455 % 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 0.0566 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage in Eswatini?
- Perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage in Eswatini was 84 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 98 in 2013.
- What is the lowest perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 30 in 1981.
- How does Eswatini rank for perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage?
- Eswatini ranks 133rd out of 195 countries with data for 2025.
- Is perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eswatini 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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