Perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage in Madagascar
Madagascar: Perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage was 64 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
64
Change on year
up 6.7%
World rank
181st
of 195 countries
All-time high
85
in 2005
All-time low
15
in 1982
Years of data
44
1982–2025
Perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage in Madagascar, 1982–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage in Madagascar stood at 64.
The figure is up 6.7% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage in Madagascar peaked at 85 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 15, in 1982.
That places Madagascar 181st out of 195 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 15 | — |
| 1983 | 23 | +53.3% |
| 1984 | 19 | -17.4% |
| 1985 | 23 | +21.1% |
| 1986 | 30 | +30.4% |
| 1987 | 35 | +16.7% |
| 1988 | 42 | +20.0% |
| 1989 | 45 | +7.1% |
| 1990 | 46 | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 53 | +15.2% |
| 1992 | 65 | +22.6% |
| 1993 | 66 | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 66 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 57 | -13.6% |
| 1996 | 49 | -14.0% |
| 1997 | 49 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 52 | +6.1% |
| 1999 | 55 | +5.8% |
| 2000 | 57 | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 60 | +5.3% |
| 2002 | 62 | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 66 | +6.5% |
| 2004 | 78 | +18.2% |
| 2005 | 85 | +9.0% |
| 2006 | 85 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 84 | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 77 | -8.3% |
| 2009 | 77 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 70 | -9.1% |
| 2011 | 73 | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 68 | -6.8% |
| 2013 | 70 | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 68 | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 62 | -8.8% |
| 2016 | 68 | +9.7% |
| 2017 | 65 | -4.4% |
| 2018 | 74 | +13.8% |
| 2019 | 69 | -6.8% |
| 2020 | 67 | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 55 | -17.9% |
| 2022 | 57 | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 65 | +14.0% |
| 2024 | 60 | -7.7% |
| 2025 | 64 | +6.7% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 64 is below the median for low income countries, which is 82, 78% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 64 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 84, 76% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 29 | 15 | 45 | 8 |
| 1990s | 55.8 | 46 | 66 | 10 |
| 2000s | 73.1 | 57 | 85 | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.7 | 62 | 74 | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.33 | 55 | 67 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 178 Democratic Republic of Congo 65 compare
- 178 Guinea 65 compare
- 178 South Africa 65 compare
- 182 Gabon 62 compare
- 182 Nigeria 62 compare
- 184 Afghanistan 61 compare
More health data for Madagascar
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.87 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4912 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 14,569 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 63 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.32 % 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 0.071 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.3 % 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 0.0731 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage in Madagascar?
- Perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage in Madagascar was 64 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 85 in 2005.
- What is the lowest perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 15 in 1982.
- How does Madagascar rank for perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage?
- Madagascar ranks 181st out of 195 countries with data for 2025.
- Is perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Madagascar 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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