Confidence in Vaccine Safety Has Declined Across Many Countries

Change in the share of people who agree that vaccines are safe from 2015 to 2024* (selected countries)

An arrow chart showing changes in confidence in vaccine safety from 2015 to 2024 across selected countries, with declines in most countries.

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*2023 data is shown if 2024 is unavailable

Notes: Chart shows the share of respondents who “strongly agree” or “tend to agree” with the statement “Vaccines are safe.” Chart includes countries surveyed which have populations over 10 million.

Source: Vaccine Confidence Project