Japan

Vaccine confidence in Japan is very low* compared to other countries. The latest data we have for Japan is from surveys conducted in 2023, which showed that 51% of people feel that vaccines are safe and 62% think they are effective. 48% of those surveyed said they believe it’s important for children to have vaccines and 33% feel that vaccines are compatible with their religious beliefs.

Confidence in vaccines in Japan has decreased since the first surveys carried out there. In 2015, average vaccine confidence was average*. 56% of people felt that vaccines were safe and 74% thought they were effective. 82% said they believed it was important for children to have vaccines.

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Projects
State of Vaccine Confidence in the EU

In 2018, the European Commission engaged the Vaccine Confidence Project to create the first “State of Vaccine Confidence in the EU” report. Since then, the VCP has conducted bi-annual research to map and monitor public attitudes to vaccines across the region and examine trends over time.

Reports
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.

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Nigeria

Vaccine confidence in Nigeria is high compared to other countries. The latest data we have for Nigeria is from surveys conducted in 2022 which showed that 81% of people feel that vaccines are safe and 82% think they are effective. 81% of those surveyed said they believe it’s important for children to have vaccines and 78% feel that vaccines are compatible with their religious beliefs.