Perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage was 77 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage in Vanuatu, 1982–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Vanuatu recorded 77 for perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.5% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage in Vanuatu peaked at 90 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 22, in 1982.
Vanuatu ranks 158th of 195 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 22 | — |
| 1983 | 27 | +22.7% |
| 1984 | 28 | +3.7% |
| 1985 | 30 | +7.1% |
| 1986 | 31 | +3.3% |
| 1987 | 56 | +80.6% |
| 1988 | 58 | +3.6% |
| 1989 | 61 | +5.2% |
| 1990 | 76 | +24.6% |
| 1991 | 83 | +9.2% |
| 1992 | 77 | -7.2% |
| 1993 | 86 | +11.7% |
| 1994 | 74 | -14.0% |
| 1995 | 73 | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 67 | -8.2% |
| 1997 | 72 | +7.5% |
| 1998 | 72 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 71 | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 71 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 70 | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 70 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 69 | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 69 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 68 | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 68 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 70 | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 73 | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 75 | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 77 | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 79 | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 82 | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 84 | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 86 | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 80 | -7.0% |
| 2016 | 81 | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 85 | +4.9% |
| 2018 | 85 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 90 | +5.9% |
| 2020 | 78 | -13.3% |
| 2021 | 62 | -20.5% |
| 2022 | 68 | +9.7% |
| 2023 | 72 | +5.9% |
| 2024 | 71 | -1.4% |
| 2025 | 77 | +8.5% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 77 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 86, 90% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 77 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 89.5, 86% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage in Vanuatu 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | +80.6% | 31 | 56 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 39.12 | 22 | 61 | 8 |
| 1990s | 75.1 | 67 | 86 | 10 |
| 2000s | 70.3 | 68 | 75 | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.9 | 77 | 90 | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.33 | 62 | 78 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 156 North Macedonia 79 compare
- 157 Equatorial Guinea 78 compare
- 158 Ecuador 77 compare
- 158 Guatemala 77 compare
- 161 Argentina 75 compare
- 161 Comoros 75 compare
- 161 Montenegro 75 compare
More health data for Vanuatu
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.22 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8846 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 44 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.3888 % 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 0.0639 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.395 % 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 0.0682 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage in Vanuatu?
- Perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage in Vanuatu was 77 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 90 in 2019.
- What is the lowest perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 22 in 1982.
- How does Vanuatu rank for perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage?
- Vanuatu ranks 158th out of 195 countries with data for 2025.
- Is perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vanuatu 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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