Perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage was 97 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage in Trinidad and Tobago, 1980–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage in Trinidad and Tobago is 97, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 6.6% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 99 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 26, in 1980.
That places Trinidad and Tobago 33rd 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 Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 26 | — |
| 1981 | 62 | +138.5% |
| 1982 | 54 | -12.9% |
| 1983 | 60 | +11.1% |
| 1984 | 65 | +8.3% |
| 1985 | 75 | +15.4% |
| 1986 | 70 | -6.7% |
| 1987 | 79 | +12.9% |
| 1988 | 82 | +3.8% |
| 1989 | 77 | -6.1% |
| 1990 | 82 | +6.5% |
| 1991 | 82 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 87 | +6.1% |
| 1993 | 81 | -6.9% |
| 1994 | 85 | +4.9% |
| 1995 | 89 | +4.7% |
| 1996 | 89 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 90 | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 91 | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 90 | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 90 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 91 | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 96 | +5.5% |
| 2003 | 91 | -5.2% |
| 2004 | 94 | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 95 | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 92 | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 88 | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 90 | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 90 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 90 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 90 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 92 | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 92 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 92 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 96 | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 97 | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 90 | -7.2% |
| 2018 | 99 | +10.0% |
| 2019 | 93 | -6.1% |
| 2020 | 99 | +6.5% |
| 2021 | 94 | -5.1% |
| 2022 | 93 | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 96 | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 91 | -5.2% |
| 2025 | 97 | +6.6% |
Trinidad and Tobago compared with similar countries
- Trinidad and Tobago's 97 is above the median for high income countries, which is 95, 1.0× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Trinidad and Tobago's 97 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 87, 1.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage in Trinidad and Tobago 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 | +138.5% | 26 | 62 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 65 | 26 | 82 | 10 |
| 1990s | 86.6 | 81 | 91 | 10 |
| 2000s | 91.7 | 88 | 96 | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.1 | 90 | 99 | 10 |
| 2020s | 95 | 91 | 99 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Trinidad and Tobago
More health data for Trinidad and Tobago
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.1463 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 24 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.35 % 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 0.0263 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.36 % 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 0.0272 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage in Trinidad and Tobago was 97 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 99 in 2018.
- What is the lowest perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 26 in 1980.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 33rd out of 195 countries with data for 2025.
- Is perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago 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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