Perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage was 96 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage in Sri Lanka, 1980–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage in Sri Lanka is 96, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage in Sri Lanka peaked at 99 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 45, in 1981.
That places Sri Lanka 43rd out of 195 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 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 Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 46 | — |
| 1981 | 45 | -2.2% |
| 1982 | 57 | +26.7% |
| 1983 | 64 | +12.3% |
| 1984 | 66 | +3.1% |
| 1985 | 70 | +6.1% |
| 1986 | 75 | +7.1% |
| 1987 | 77 | +2.7% |
| 1988 | 83 | +7.8% |
| 1989 | 87 | +4.8% |
| 1990 | 86 | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 86 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 88 | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 90 | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 88 | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 93 | +5.7% |
| 1996 | 92 | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 97 | +5.4% |
| 1998 | 94 | -3.1% |
| 1999 | 99 | +5.3% |
| 2000 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 98 | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 98 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 99 | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 97 | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 99 | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 98 | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 98 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 98 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 97 | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 99 | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 96 | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 96 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 98 | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 99 | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 97 | -2.0% |
| 2025 | 96 | -1.0% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 96 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 91, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 96 is above the median for South Asia, which is 96, 1.0× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage in Sri Lanka 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 | +26.7% | 45 | 57 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 67 | 45 | 87 | 10 |
| 1990s | 91.3 | 86 | 99 | 10 |
| 2000s | 98.1 | 97 | 99 | 10 |
| 2010s | 99 | 99 | 99 | 10 |
| 2020s | 97 | 96 | 99 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 43 Albania 96 compare
- 43 Costa Rica 96 compare
- 43 Denmark 96 compare
- 43 Eritrea 96 compare
- 43 France 96 compare
- 43 Mauritius 96 compare
- 43 Mongolia 96 compare
- 43 Morocco 96 compare
- 43 Nepal 96 compare
- 43 Norway 96 compare
- 43 Palau 96 compare
- 43 Qatar 96 compare
- 43 Slovakia 96 compare
- 43 Uruguay 96 compare
- 43 Nicaragua 96 compare
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.62 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7332 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 304 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.13 % 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 0.0339 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage in Sri Lanka?
- Perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage in Sri Lanka was 96 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 99 in 1999.
- What is the lowest perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 45 in 1981.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage?
- Sri Lanka ranks 43rd out of 195 countries with data for 2025.
- Is perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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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