Perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage was 96 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage in Nicaragua, 1980–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 96 for perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and down 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage in Nicaragua peaked at 99 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 16, in 1980.
That places Nicaragua 43rd out of 195 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
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 Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 16 | — |
| 1981 | 23 | +43.8% |
| 1982 | 27 | +17.4% |
| 1983 | 24 | -11.1% |
| 1984 | 33 | +37.5% |
| 1985 | 39 | +18.2% |
| 1986 | 45 | +15.4% |
| 1987 | 51 | +13.3% |
| 1988 | 47 | -7.8% |
| 1989 | 68 | +44.7% |
| 1990 | 70 | +2.9% |
| 1991 | 75 | +7.1% |
| 1992 | 81 | +8.0% |
| 1993 | 81 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 81 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 80 | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 73 | -8.8% |
| 1999 | 79 | +8.2% |
| 2000 | 83 | +5.1% |
| 2001 | 87 | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 85 | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 86 | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 79 | -8.1% |
| 2005 | 86 | +8.9% |
| 2006 | 88 | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 99 | +12.5% |
| 2008 | 97 | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 98 | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 99 | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 95 | -4.0% |
| 2025 | 96 | +1.1% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 96 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 86, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 96 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 Nicaragua 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | +44.7% | 47 | 68 |
| 1981 | +43.8% | 16 | 23 |
| 1984 | +37.5% | 24 | 33 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 37.3 | 16 | 68 | 10 |
| 1990s | 78 | 70 | 81 | 10 |
| 2000s | 88.8 | 79 | 99 | 10 |
| 2010s | 99 | 99 | 99 | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.83 | 95 | 99 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
- 43 Albania 96 compare
- 43 Costa Rica 96 compare
- 43 Denmark 96 compare
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- 43 France 96 compare
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- 43 Mongolia 96 compare
- 43 Morocco 96 compare
- 43 Nepal 96 compare
- 43 Norway 96 compare
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- 43 Qatar 96 compare
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More health data for Nicaragua
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.83 % 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 215 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.3497 % 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 0.0458 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.323 % 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 0.0473 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage in Nicaragua?
- Perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage in Nicaragua was 96 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 99 in 2007.
- What is the lowest perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 16 in 1980.
- How does Nicaragua rank for perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage?
- Nicaragua ranks 43rd out of 195 countries with data for 2025.
- Is perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nicaragua 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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