Perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage in Panama
Panama: Perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage was 80 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage in Panama, 1980–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage in Panama is 80, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 11.1% on the previous year and up 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage in Panama peaked at 99 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 47, in 1980.
Panama ranks 153rd of 195 countries on this measure, in the bottom 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 Panama, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 47 | — |
| 1981 | 78 | +66.0% |
| 1982 | 60 | -23.1% |
| 1983 | 60 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 59 | -1.7% |
| 1985 | 73 | +23.7% |
| 1986 | 70 | -4.1% |
| 1987 | 72 | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 75 | +4.2% |
| 1989 | 70 | -6.7% |
| 1990 | 86 | +22.9% |
| 1991 | 82 | -4.7% |
| 1992 | 77 | -6.1% |
| 1993 | 83 | +7.8% |
| 1994 | 83 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 86 | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 91 | +5.8% |
| 1997 | 95 | +4.4% |
| 1998 | 98 | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 92 | -6.1% |
| 2000 | 98 | +6.5% |
| 2001 | 99 | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 98 | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 95 | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 92 | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 88 | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 85 | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 86 | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 85 | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 94 | +10.6% |
| 2011 | 87 | -7.4% |
| 2012 | 85 | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 80 | -5.9% |
| 2014 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 73 | -8.8% |
| 2016 | 86 | +17.8% |
| 2017 | 81 | -5.8% |
| 2018 | 88 | +8.6% |
| 2019 | 88 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 74 | -15.9% |
| 2021 | 87 | +17.6% |
| 2022 | 82 | -5.7% |
| 2023 | 71 | -13.4% |
| 2024 | 72 | +1.4% |
| 2025 | 80 | +11.1% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 80 is below the median for high income countries, which is 95, 84% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Panama's 80 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 87, 92% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage in Panama 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +66.0% | 47 | 78 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 66.4 | 47 | 78 | 10 |
| 1990s | 87.3 | 77 | 98 | 10 |
| 2000s | 92.5 | 85 | 99 | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.2 | 73 | 94 | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.67 | 71 | 87 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Panama
More health data for Panama
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.94 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5994 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 101 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.2522 % 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 0.0378 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.3451 % 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 0.0398 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage in Panama?
- Perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage in Panama was 80 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 99 in 2001.
- What is the lowest perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 47 in 1980.
- How does Panama rank for perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage?
- Panama ranks 153rd out of 195 countries with data for 2025.
- Is perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Panama 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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