Perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage in Guatemala
Guatemala: Perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage was 77 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage in Guatemala, 1980–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Guatemala recorded 77 for perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage in 2025.
The figure is down 14.4% on the previous year and up 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage in Guatemala peaked at 96 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 16, in 1987.
Guatemala ranks 158th of 195 countries on this measure, 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 Guatemala, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 43 | — |
| 1981 | 42 | -2.3% |
| 1982 | 45 | +7.1% |
| 1983 | 44 | -2.2% |
| 1984 | 48 | +9.1% |
| 1985 | 21 | -56.2% |
| 1986 | 37 | +76.2% |
| 1987 | 16 | -56.8% |
| 1988 | 47 | +193.8% |
| 1989 | 50 | +6.4% |
| 1990 | 66 | +32.0% |
| 1991 | 63 | -4.5% |
| 1992 | 66 | +4.8% |
| 1993 | 75 | +13.6% |
| 1994 | 71 | -5.3% |
| 1995 | 77 | +8.5% |
| 1996 | 66 | -14.3% |
| 1997 | 73 | +10.6% |
| 1998 | 78 | +6.8% |
| 1999 | 77 | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 81 | +5.2% |
| 2001 | 77 | -4.9% |
| 2002 | 82 | +6.5% |
| 2003 | 84 | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 87 | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 87 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 89 | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 85 | -4.5% |
| 2008 | 95 | +11.8% |
| 2009 | 92 | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 94 | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 88 | -6.4% |
| 2012 | 96 | +9.1% |
| 2013 | 96 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 74 | -22.9% |
| 2015 | 70 | -5.4% |
| 2016 | 83 | +18.6% |
| 2017 | 91 | +9.6% |
| 2018 | 85 | -6.6% |
| 2019 | 88 | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 90 | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 80 | -11.1% |
| 2022 | 81 | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 88 | +8.6% |
| 2024 | 90 | +2.3% |
| 2025 | 77 | -14.4% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 77 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 91, 85% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Guatemala'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 Guatemala 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | +193.8% | 16 | 47 |
| 1986 | +76.2% | 21 | 37 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 39.3 | 16 | 50 | 10 |
| 1990s | 71.2 | 63 | 78 | 10 |
| 2000s | 85.9 | 77 | 95 | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.5 | 70 | 96 | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.33 | 77 | 90 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
- 156 North Macedonia 79 compare
- 157 Equatorial Guinea 78 compare
- 158 Ecuador 77 compare
- 158 Vanuatu 77 compare
- 161 Argentina 75 compare
- 161 Comoros 75 compare
- 161 Montenegro 75 compare
More health data for Guatemala
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.92 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7968 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 1,022 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.4059 % 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 0.0487 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.3488 % 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 0.0504 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage in Guatemala?
- Perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage in Guatemala 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 Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 96 in 2012.
- What is the lowest perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 16 in 1987.
- How does Guatemala rank for perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage?
- Guatemala ranks 158th out of 195 countries with data for 2025.
- Is perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guatemala 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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