Perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage in Samoa
Samoa: Perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage was 84 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage in Samoa, 1980–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage in Samoa stood at 84.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage in Samoa peaked at 99 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 29, in 1980.
That places Samoa 133rd out of 195 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 46 years of available data.
Perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage in Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 29 | — |
| 1981 | 66 | +127.6% |
| 1982 | 87 | +31.8% |
| 1983 | 89 | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 96 | +7.9% |
| 1985 | 89 | -7.3% |
| 1986 | 94 | +5.6% |
| 1987 | 93 | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 90 | -3.2% |
| 1989 | 66 | -26.7% |
| 1990 | 90 | +36.4% |
| 1991 | 79 | -12.2% |
| 1992 | 91 | +15.2% |
| 1993 | 92 | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 93 | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 94 | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 95 | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 96 | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 99 | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 97 | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 98 | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 90 | -8.2% |
| 2002 | 92 | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 90 | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 63 | -30.0% |
| 2005 | 59 | -6.3% |
| 2006 | 50 | -15.3% |
| 2007 | 65 | +30.0% |
| 2008 | 39 | -40.0% |
| 2009 | 64 | +64.1% |
| 2010 | 78 | +21.9% |
| 2011 | 82 | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 82 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 84 | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 78 | -7.1% |
| 2015 | 80 | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 74 | -7.5% |
| 2017 | 67 | -9.5% |
| 2018 | 44 | -34.3% |
| 2019 | 68 | +54.5% |
| 2020 | 89 | +30.9% |
| 2021 | 85 | -4.5% |
| 2022 | 76 | -10.6% |
| 2023 | 83 | +9.2% |
| 2024 | 85 | +2.4% |
| 2025 | 84 | -1.2% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 84 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 91, 92% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 84 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 89.5, 94% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage in Samoa 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 | +127.6% | 29 | 66 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 79.9 | 29 | 96 | 10 |
| 1990s | 92.6 | 79 | 99 | 10 |
| 2000s | 71 | 39 | 98 | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.7 | 44 | 84 | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.67 | 76 | 89 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
More health data for Samoa
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 17 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.45 % 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 0.0591 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.5 % 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 0.0634 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage in Samoa?
- Perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage in Samoa 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 Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 99 in 1998.
- What is the lowest perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 29 in 1980.
- How does Samoa rank for perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage?
- Samoa ranks 133rd out of 195 countries with data for 2025.
- Is perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Samoa 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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