Perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage was 98 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage in United Arab Emirates, 1980–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage in United Arab Emirates is 98, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage in United Arab Emirates peaked at 99 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 11, in 1980.
United Arab Emirates ranks 20th of 195 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 11 | — |
| 1981 | 45 | +309.1% |
| 1982 | 43 | -4.4% |
| 1983 | 50 | +16.3% |
| 1984 | 59 | +18.0% |
| 1985 | 76 | +28.8% |
| 1986 | 78 | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 80 | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 82 | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 84 | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 85 | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 85 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 86 | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 90 | +4.7% |
| 1994 | 90 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 90 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 90 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 92 | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 94 | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 94 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 94 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 94 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 94 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 94 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 94 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 94 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 92 | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 92 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 92 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 93 | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 94 | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 95 | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 96 | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 98 | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 99 | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 97 | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 99 | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 90 | -9.1% |
| 2021 | 96 | +6.7% |
| 2022 | 96 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 96 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 98 | +2.1% |
| 2025 | 98 | +0.0% |
United Arab Emirates compared with similar countries
- United Arab Emirates's 98 is above the median for high income countries, which is 95, 1.0× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- United Arab Emirates's 98 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 96, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage in United Arab Emirates 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 | +309.1% | 11 | 45 |
| 1985 | +28.8% | 59 | 76 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 60.8 | 11 | 84 | 10 |
| 1990s | 89.6 | 85 | 94 | 10 |
| 2000s | 93.3 | 92 | 94 | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.5 | 94 | 99 | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.67 | 90 | 98 | 6 |
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More health data for United Arab Emirates
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.3472 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 2.97 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 287 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 6.22 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0264 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 3.35 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0263 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage in United Arab Emirates?
- Perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage in United Arab Emirates was 98 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 99 in 2014.
- What is the lowest perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 11 in 1980.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 20th out of 195 countries with data for 2025.
- Is perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates 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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