According to a survey conducted between August and December 2020, Ethiopia ranked first in Africa in terms of the share of population willing to accept a coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine. Indeed, 94 percent of Ethiopian respondents would have taken the vaccine. On the other hand, great hesitancy regarding the vaccinations was observed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where only 59 percent of the people would have taken a COVID-19 vaccine.
Share of people willing to accept a coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine in Africa as of December 2020, by country
The survey's methodology was face-to-face interviews combined with computer-assisted telephone interviews (CATI).
* Northern region: Morocco and Tunisia;
Eastern region: Sudan, Ethiopia, Kenya and Uganda;
Central region: Gabon and DR Congo;
Southern region: South Africa and Malawi;
Western region: Nigeria, Niger, Côte d'Ivoire, Burkina Faso and Senegal.
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Africa CDC. (March 10, 2021). Share of people willing to accept a coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine in Africa as of December 2020, by country [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1221141/willingness-to-accept-a-covid-19-vaccine-in-african-countries/
Africa CDC. "Share of people willing to accept a coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine in Africa as of December 2020, by country." Chart. March 10, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1221141/willingness-to-accept-a-covid-19-vaccine-in-african-countries/
Africa CDC. (2021). Share of people willing to accept a coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine in Africa as of December 2020, by country. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1221141/willingness-to-accept-a-covid-19-vaccine-in-african-countries/
Africa CDC. "Share of People Willing to Accept a Coronavirus (Covid-19) Vaccine in Africa as of December 2020, by Country." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Mar 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1221141/willingness-to-accept-a-covid-19-vaccine-in-african-countries/
Africa CDC, Share of people willing to accept a coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine in Africa as of December 2020, by country Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1221141/willingness-to-accept-a-covid-19-vaccine-in-african-countries/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Share of people willing to accept a coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine in Africa as of December 2020, by country [Graph], Africa CDC, March 10, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1221141/willingness-to-accept-a-covid-19-vaccine-in-african-countries/
