Perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage in Senegal
Senegal: Perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage was 91 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage in Senegal, 1986–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 91 for perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage in 2025.
The figure is up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage in Senegal peaked at 94 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 47, in 1989.
That places Senegal 93rd 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 40 years of available data.
Perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage in Senegal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 54 | — |
| 1987 | 57 | +5.6% |
| 1988 | 59 | +3.5% |
| 1989 | 47 | -20.3% |
| 1990 | 51 | +8.5% |
| 1991 | 51 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 59 | +15.7% |
| 1993 | 58 | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 57 | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 80 | +40.4% |
| 1996 | 70 | -12.5% |
| 1997 | 59 | -15.7% |
| 1998 | 59 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 60 | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 52 | -13.3% |
| 2001 | 52 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 60 | +15.4% |
| 2003 | 73 | +21.7% |
| 2004 | 87 | +19.2% |
| 2005 | 84 | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 89 | +6.0% |
| 2007 | 94 | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 88 | -6.4% |
| 2009 | 86 | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 89 | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 92 | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 91 | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 92 | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 89 | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 89 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 93 | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 93 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 92 | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 91 | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 83 | -8.8% |
| 2021 | 85 | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 93 | +9.4% |
| 2023 | 92 | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 91 | -1.1% |
| 2025 | 91 | +0.0% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 91 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 86, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 91 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 84, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage in Senegal 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +40.4% | 57 | 80 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 54.25 | 47 | 59 | 4 |
| 1990s | 60.4 | 51 | 80 | 10 |
| 2000s | 76.5 | 52 | 94 | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.1 | 89 | 93 | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.17 | 83 | 93 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
More health data for Senegal
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.58 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7598 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 2,496 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 3 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 2.42 % 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 0.0658 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.29 % 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 0.0684 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage in Senegal?
- Perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage in Senegal was 91 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 94 in 2007.
- What is the lowest perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 47 in 1989.
- How does Senegal rank for perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage?
- Senegal ranks 93rd out of 195 countries with data for 2025.
- Is perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal 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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