Perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage in Pakistan
Pakistan: Perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage was 86 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage in Pakistan, 1980–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage in Pakistan is 86, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and up 19.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage in Pakistan peaked at 87 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2, in 1980.
That places Pakistan 122nd 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 Pakistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 2 | — |
| 1981 | 3 | +50.0% |
| 1982 | 5 | +66.7% |
| 1983 | 15 | +200.0% |
| 1984 | 23 | +53.3% |
| 1985 | 30 | +30.4% |
| 1986 | 34 | +13.3% |
| 1987 | 36 | +5.9% |
| 1988 | 38 | +5.6% |
| 1989 | 40 | +5.3% |
| 1990 | 54 | +35.0% |
| 1991 | 50 | -7.4% |
| 1992 | 42 | -16.0% |
| 1993 | 37 | -11.9% |
| 1994 | 39 | +5.4% |
| 1995 | 58 | +48.7% |
| 1996 | 46 | -20.7% |
| 1997 | 52 | +13.0% |
| 1998 | 54 | +3.8% |
| 1999 | 57 | +5.6% |
| 2000 | 59 | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 61 | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 63 | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 66 | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 68 | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 63 | -7.4% |
| 2006 | 59 | -6.3% |
| 2007 | 54 | -8.5% |
| 2008 | 53 | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 52 | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 52 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 63 | +21.2% |
| 2012 | 64 | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 65 | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 69 | +6.2% |
| 2015 | 72 | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 75 | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 75 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 80 | +6.7% |
| 2019 | 84 | +5.0% |
| 2020 | 80 | -4.8% |
| 2021 | 83 | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 85 | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 86 | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 87 | +1.2% |
| 2025 | 86 | -1.1% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 86 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 86, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 86 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 96, 90% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage in Pakistan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | +200.0% | 5 | 15 |
| 1982 | +66.7% | 3 | 5 |
| 1984 | +53.3% | 15 | 23 |
| 1981 | +50.0% | 2 | 3 |
| 1995 | +48.7% | 39 | 58 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 22.6 | 2 | 40 | 10 |
| 1990s | 48.9 | 37 | 58 | 10 |
| 2000s | 59.8 | 52 | 68 | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.9 | 52 | 84 | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.5 | 80 | 87 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
- 122 Brazil 86 compare
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More health data for Pakistan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.14 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8219 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 55,286 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 335 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.5028 % 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 0.0616 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.4109 % 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 0.0643 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage in Pakistan?
- Perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage in Pakistan was 86 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 87 in 2024.
- What is the lowest perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 in 1980.
- How does Pakistan rank for perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage?
- Pakistan ranks 122nd out of 195 countries with data for 2025.
- Is perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pakistan 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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