The State of the World’s Children 2023

The State of the World’s Children 2023 was developed in collaboration with VCP and using Vaccine Confidence Index data. It reveals that public perception of the importance of vaccines for children declined during the COVID-19 pandemic in 52 out of 55 countries studied.

Belgium

Vaccine confidence in Belgium is high compared to other countries. The latest data we have for Belgium is from surveys conducted in 2022 which showed that 75% of people feel that vaccines are safe and 79% think they are effective. 72% of those surveyed said they believe it’s important for children to have vaccines and 74% feel that vaccines are compatible with their religious beliefs.

State of Vaccine Confidence in EU, 2022

Read the 2022 instalment of the VCPs bi-annual research report “The State of Vaccine Confidence in the EU,” which monitors public attitudes to vaccines across the continent.

State of Vaccine Confidence in EU & UK, 2020

Read the 2020 instalment of the VCPs bi-annual research report “The State of Vaccine Confidence in the EU & UK,” which monitors public attitudes to vaccines across the continent.

State of Vaccine Confidence in EU, 2018

In this first instalment of the VCPs bi-annual “State of Vaccine Confidence in the EU” report, we found public perceptions towards vaccines are largely positive.