Perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage in Mexico
Mexico: Perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage was 89 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage in Mexico, 1980–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage in Mexico stood at 89.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.1% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage in Mexico peaked at 99 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 40, in 1982.
That places Mexico 108th out of 195 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 Mexico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 44 | — |
| 1981 | 43 | -2.3% |
| 1982 | 40 | -7.0% |
| 1983 | 41 | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 52 | +26.8% |
| 1985 | 40 | -23.1% |
| 1986 | 51 | +27.5% |
| 1987 | 62 | +21.6% |
| 1988 | 60 | -3.2% |
| 1989 | 65 | +8.3% |
| 1990 | 53 | -18.5% |
| 1991 | 88 | +66.0% |
| 1992 | 90 | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 82 | -8.9% |
| 1994 | 91 | +11.0% |
| 1995 | 91 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 95 | +4.4% |
| 1997 | 95 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 96 | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 96 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 97 | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 97 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 97 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 98 | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 98 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 98 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 98 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 98 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 96 | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 95 | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 95 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 97 | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 99 | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 83 | -16.2% |
| 2014 | 87 | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 87 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 93 | +6.9% |
| 2017 | 85 | -8.6% |
| 2018 | 88 | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 82 | -6.8% |
| 2020 | 72 | -12.2% |
| 2021 | 78 | +8.3% |
| 2022 | 83 | +6.4% |
| 2023 | 85 | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 78 | -8.2% |
| 2025 | 89 | +14.1% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 89 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 91, 98% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 89 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 87, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage in Mexico 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +66.0% | 53 | 88 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 49.8 | 40 | 65 | 10 |
| 1990s | 87.7 | 53 | 96 | 10 |
| 2000s | 97.2 | 95 | 98 | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.6 | 82 | 99 | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.83 | 72 | 89 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More health data for Mexico
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6599 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 2,760 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.9607 % 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 0.0377 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.9678 % 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 0.039 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage in Mexico?
- Perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage in Mexico was 89 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 99 in 2012.
- What is the lowest perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 40 in 1982.
- How does Mexico rank for perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage?
- Mexico ranks 108th out of 195 countries with data for 2025.
- Is perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico 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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