Perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage in Uganda
Uganda: Perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage was 97 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage in Uganda, 1981–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage in Uganda is 97, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage in Uganda peaked at 97 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 9, in 1981.
That places Uganda 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 45 years of available data.
Perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage in Uganda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 9 | — |
| 1982 | 12 | +33.3% |
| 1983 | 14 | +16.7% |
| 1984 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 21 | +50.0% |
| 1987 | 30 | +42.9% |
| 1988 | 38 | +26.7% |
| 1989 | 42 | +10.5% |
| 1990 | 45 | +7.1% |
| 1991 | 49 | +8.9% |
| 1992 | 53 | +8.2% |
| 1993 | 56 | +5.7% |
| 1994 | 60 | +7.1% |
| 1995 | 59 | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 57 | -3.4% |
| 1997 | 56 | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 48 | -14.3% |
| 1999 | 50 | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 52 | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 55 | +5.8% |
| 2002 | 57 | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 59 | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 62 | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 64 | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 64 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 73 | +14.1% |
| 2008 | 71 | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 79 | +11.3% |
| 2010 | 80 | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 82 | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 83 | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 84 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 85 | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 89 | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 93 | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 94 | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 93 | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 93 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 89 | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 91 | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 89 | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 91 | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 94 | +3.3% |
| 2025 | 97 | +3.2% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 97 is above the median for low income countries, which is 82, 1.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 97 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 84, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage in Uganda 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | +50.0% | 14 | 21 |
| 1987 | +42.9% | 21 | 30 |
| 1982 | +33.3% | 9 | 12 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 21.56 | 9 | 42 | 9 |
| 1990s | 53.3 | 45 | 60 | 10 |
| 2000s | 63.6 | 52 | 79 | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.6 | 80 | 94 | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.83 | 89 | 97 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
More health data for Uganda
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.2 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 6,666 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 111 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.28 % 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 0.0787 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.34 % 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 0.0804 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage in Uganda?
- Perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage in Uganda 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 Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 97 in 2025.
- What is the lowest perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 9 in 1981.
- How does Uganda rank for perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage?
- Uganda ranks 33rd out of 195 countries with data for 2025.
- Is perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda 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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