Africa: COVID-19 vaccine willingness by country 2020

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

Characteristic	Share of people
Ethiopia	94%
Niger	93%
Tunisia	92%
Uganda	87%
Sudan	86%
Burkina Faso	86%
Kenya	85%
Malawi	80%
South Africa	76%
Nigeria	76%
Côte d'Ivoire	71%
Morocco	70%
Gabon	67%
Senegal	65%
Democratic Republic of the Congo	59%

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Release date

March 2021

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Region

Africa

Survey time period

August to December 2020

Number of respondents

15 African countries*

Special properties

at least 1,000 interviewees per country

Method of interview

Face-to-face interview

Supplementary notes

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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