Perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage in Liberia
Liberia: Perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage was 83 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage in Liberia, 1999–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage in Liberia stood at 83. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 27.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage in Liberia peaked at 83 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 31, in 2004.
Liberia ranks 140th of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage in Liberia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 52 | — |
| 2000 | 48 | -7.7% |
| 2001 | 44 | -8.3% |
| 2002 | 39 | -11.4% |
| 2003 | 35 | -10.3% |
| 2004 | 31 | -11.4% |
| 2005 | 60 | +93.5% |
| 2006 | 60 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 65 | +8.3% |
| 2008 | 75 | +15.4% |
| 2009 | 81 | +8.0% |
| 2010 | 70 | -13.6% |
| 2011 | 77 | +10.0% |
| 2012 | 80 | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 63 | -21.2% |
| 2015 | 65 | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 73 | +12.3% |
| 2017 | 80 | +9.6% |
| 2018 | 81 | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 71 | -12.3% |
| 2020 | 66 | -7.0% |
| 2021 | 67 | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 79 | +17.9% |
| 2023 | 83 | +5.1% |
| 2024 | 83 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 83 | +0.0% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 83 is above the median for low income countries, which is 82, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 83 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 84, 99% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage in Liberia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +93.5% | 31 | 60 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 52 | 52 | 52 | 1 |
| 2000s | 53.8 | 31 | 81 | 10 |
| 2010s | 74 | 63 | 81 | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.83 | 66 | 83 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
More health data for Liberia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.57 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7528 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 3,457 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 7 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.068 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0699 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage in Liberia?
- Perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage in Liberia was 83 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 83 in 2023.
- What is the lowest perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 31 in 2004.
- How does Liberia rank for perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage?
- Liberia ranks 140th out of 195 countries with data for 2025.
- Is perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Liberia 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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