Perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage in Somalia
Somalia: Perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage was 72 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage in Somalia, 1981–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage in Somalia is 72, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage in Somalia peaked at 72 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2, in 1981.
That places Somalia 166th out of 195 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage in Somalia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 2 | — |
| 1982 | 5 | +150.0% |
| 1983 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 10 | +100.0% |
| 1985 | 22 | +120.0% |
| 1986 | 17 | -22.7% |
| 1987 | 25 | +47.1% |
| 1988 | 26 | +4.0% |
| 1989 | 18 | -30.8% |
| 1990 | 19 | +5.6% |
| 1991 | 20 | +5.3% |
| 1992 | 21 | +5.0% |
| 1993 | 22 | +4.8% |
| 1994 | 23 | +4.5% |
| 1995 | 22 | -4.3% |
| 1996 | 21 | -4.5% |
| 1997 | 19 | -9.5% |
| 1998 | 33 | +73.7% |
| 1999 | 36 | +9.1% |
| 2000 | 33 | -8.3% |
| 2001 | 33 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 40 | +21.2% |
| 2003 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 30 | -25.0% |
| 2005 | 35 | +16.7% |
| 2006 | 26 | -25.7% |
| 2007 | 40 | +53.8% |
| 2008 | 31 | -22.5% |
| 2009 | 42 | +35.5% |
| 2010 | 45 | +7.1% |
| 2011 | 41 | -8.9% |
| 2012 | 42 | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 44 | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 46 | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 48 | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 49 | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 51 | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 53 | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 57 | +7.5% |
| 2020 | 55 | -3.5% |
| 2021 | 62 | +12.7% |
| 2022 | 71 | +14.5% |
| 2023 | 69 | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 70 | +1.4% |
| 2025 | 72 | +2.9% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 72 is below the median for low income countries, which is 82, 88% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 72 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 84, 86% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage in Somalia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | +150.0% | 2 | 5 |
| 1985 | +120.0% | 10 | 22 |
| 1984 | +100.0% | 5 | 10 |
| 1998 | +73.7% | 19 | 33 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 14.44 | 2 | 26 | 9 |
| 1990s | 23.6 | 19 | 36 | 10 |
| 2000s | 35 | 26 | 42 | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.6 | 41 | 57 | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.5 | 55 | 72 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 164 Micronesia (country) 73 compare
- 164 South Sudan 73 compare
- 167 Chad 71 compare
- 167 Myanmar 71 compare
- 167 Philippines 71 compare
- 167 Sudan 71 compare
More health data for Somalia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.41 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8681 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 32,421 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 182 (2013)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 2.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0897 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 2.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0926 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage in Somalia?
- Perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage in Somalia was 72 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 72 in 2025.
- What is the lowest perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 in 1981.
- How does Somalia rank for perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage?
- Somalia ranks 166th out of 195 countries with data for 2025.
- Is perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Somalia 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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