Perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage in Malta
Malta: Perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage was 99 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage in Malta, 1984–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage in Malta stood at 99. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage in Malta peaked at 99 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 37, in 1985.
Malta ranks 1st of 195 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 50 | — |
| 1985 | 37 | -26.0% |
| 1986 | 86 | +132.4% |
| 1987 | 87 | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 87 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 47 | -46.0% |
| 1990 | 63 | +34.0% |
| 1991 | 86 | +36.5% |
| 1992 | 82 | -4.7% |
| 1993 | 83 | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 88 | +6.0% |
| 1995 | 92 | +4.5% |
| 1996 | 92 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 92 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 92 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 93 | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 94 | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 95 | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 95 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 94 | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 89 | -5.3% |
| 2005 | 92 | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 85 | -7.6% |
| 2007 | 74 | -12.9% |
| 2008 | 72 | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 73 | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 76 | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 96 | +26.3% |
| 2012 | 99 | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 97 | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 97 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 98 | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 97 | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 98 | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 98 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 99 | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 98 | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 98 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 97 | -1.0% |
| 2025 | 99 | +2.1% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 99 is above the median for high income countries, which is 95, 1.0× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Malta's 99 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 96, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage in Malta 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | +132.4% | 37 | 86 |
| 1989 | -46.0% | 87 | 47 |
| 1991 | +36.5% | 63 | 86 |
| 1990 | +34.0% | 47 | 63 |
| 2011 | +26.3% | 76 | 96 |
| 1985 | -26.0% | 50 | 37 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 65.67 | 37 | 87 | 6 |
| 1990s | 86.3 | 63 | 93 | 10 |
| 2000s | 86.3 | 72 | 95 | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.6 | 76 | 99 | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.17 | 97 | 99 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 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 Guyana 99 compare
- 1 Hungary 99 compare
- 1 Latvia 99 compare
- 1 Luxembourg 99 compare
- 1 Maldives 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
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- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.1495 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage in Malta?
- Perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage in Malta 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 Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 99 in 2012.
- What is the lowest perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 37 in 1985.
- How does Malta rank for perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage?
- Malta ranks 1st out of 195 countries with data for 2025.
- Is perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta 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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