Perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage in Guyana
Guyana: Perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage was 99 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage in Guyana, 1980–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage in Guyana stood at 99. That is the highest value across all 46 years on record.
The figure is up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage in Guyana peaked at 99 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 35, in 1980.
Guyana ranks 1st of 195 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 Guyana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 35 | — |
| 1981 | 45 | +28.6% |
| 1982 | 53 | +17.8% |
| 1983 | 58 | +9.4% |
| 1984 | 70 | +20.7% |
| 1985 | 75 | +7.1% |
| 1986 | 64 | -14.7% |
| 1987 | 67 | +4.7% |
| 1988 | 64 | -4.5% |
| 1989 | 77 | +20.3% |
| 1990 | 83 | +7.8% |
| 1991 | 81 | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 79 | -2.5% |
| 1993 | 93 | +17.7% |
| 1994 | 90 | -3.2% |
| 1995 | 86 | -4.4% |
| 1996 | 83 | -3.5% |
| 1997 | 88 | +6.0% |
| 1998 | 90 | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 83 | -7.8% |
| 2000 | 88 | +6.0% |
| 2001 | 85 | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 91 | +7.1% |
| 2003 | 90 | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 91 | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 93 | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 93 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 94 | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 93 | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 98 | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 95 | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 93 | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 97 | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 98 | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 98 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 95 | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 97 | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 97 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 95 | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 99 | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 98 | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 99 | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 99 | +0.0% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 99 is above the median for high income countries, which is 95, 1.0× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Guyana's 99 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 Guyana 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 | +28.6% | 35 | 45 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 60.8 | 35 | 77 | 10 |
| 1990s | 85.6 | 79 | 93 | 10 |
| 2000s | 91.6 | 85 | 98 | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.4 | 93 | 99 | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.83 | 98 | 99 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
- 1 Antigua and Barbuda 99 compare
- 1 Bhutan 99 compare
- 1 Brunei 99 compare
- 1 Cuba 99 compare
- 1 El Salvador 99 compare
- 1 Ghana 99 compare
- 1 Hungary 99 compare
- 1 Latvia 99 compare
- 1 Luxembourg 99 compare
- 1 Maldives 99 compare
- 1 Malta 99 compare
- 1 Monaco 99 compare
- 1 North Korea 99 compare
- 1 Oman 99 compare
- 1 Palestine 99 compare
- 1 Portugal 99 compare
- 1 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 99 compare
- 1 Tuvalu 99 compare
More health data for Guyana
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.59 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4509 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 62 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.39 % 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 0.0477 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.38 % 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 0.0491 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage in Guyana?
- Perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage in Guyana was 99 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 99 in 2019.
- What is the lowest perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 35 in 1980.
- How does Guyana rank for perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage?
- Guyana ranks 1st out of 195 countries with data for 2025.
- Is perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guyana 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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