Perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage in Peru
Peru: Perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage was 84 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage in Peru, 1980–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Peru recorded 84 for perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage in 2025.
The figure is down 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage in Peru peaked at 99 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 16, in 1980.
Peru ranks 133rd of 195 countries on this measure, 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 Peru, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 16 | — |
| 1981 | 20 | +25.0% |
| 1982 | 23 | +15.0% |
| 1983 | 23 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 28 | +21.7% |
| 1985 | 48 | +71.4% |
| 1986 | 50 | +4.2% |
| 1987 | 43 | -14.0% |
| 1988 | 60 | +39.5% |
| 1989 | 58 | -3.3% |
| 1990 | 72 | +24.1% |
| 1991 | 71 | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 83 | +16.9% |
| 1993 | 87 | +4.8% |
| 1994 | 87 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 90 | +3.4% |
| 1996 | 94 | +4.4% |
| 1997 | 90 | -4.3% |
| 1998 | 94 | +4.4% |
| 1999 | 99 | +5.3% |
| 2000 | 98 | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 90 | -8.2% |
| 2002 | 95 | +5.6% |
| 2003 | 94 | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 86 | -8.5% |
| 2005 | 77 | -10.5% |
| 2006 | 94 | +22.1% |
| 2007 | 93 | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 93 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 93 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 93 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 91 | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 95 | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 88 | -7.4% |
| 2014 | 88 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 90 | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 90 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 89 | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 89 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 88 | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 72 | -18.2% |
| 2021 | 82 | +13.9% |
| 2022 | 82 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 84 | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 84 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 84 | +0.0% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 84 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 91, 92% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Peru's 84 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 87, 97% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage in Peru 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | +71.4% | 28 | 48 |
| 1988 | +39.5% | 43 | 60 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 36.9 | 16 | 60 | 10 |
| 1990s | 86.7 | 71 | 99 | 10 |
| 2000s | 91.3 | 77 | 98 | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.1 | 88 | 95 | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.33 | 72 | 84 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Peru
More health data for Peru
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.88 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5045 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 782 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.3081 % 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 0.038 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.302 % 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 0.0394 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage in Peru?
- Perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage in Peru was 84 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 99 in 1999.
- What is the lowest perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 16 in 1980.
- How does Peru rank for perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage?
- Peru ranks 133rd out of 195 countries with data for 2025.
- Is perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru 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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