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Share of people worldwide who believed vaccines can cause autism as of 2017

Percentage of respondents in select countries worldwide who believed some vaccines cause autism in healthy children as of 2017

The data are based on a survey by Ipsos MORI and shows the percentage of respondents in select countries worldwide who believed some vaccines cause autism in healthy children as of 2017. It was found that around 44% of respondents in India believed vaccines can cause autism, despite this claim being widely discredited.

Argentina	10	28	62
Australia	14	27	59
Belgium	9	51	40
Brazil	10	35	54
Canada	16	32	52
Chile	16	31	53
China	19	50	31
Colombia	14	44	42
Denmark	22	36	42
France	17	48	35
Germany	12	36	52
Great Britain	20	35	45
Hong Kong	22	50	28
Hungary	10	42	48
India	44	36	20
Indonesia	23	32	45
Israel	29	35	36
Italy	14	38	48
Japan	12	63	25
Malaysia	30	35	34
Mexico	14	28	58
Montenegro	44	30	26
Netherlands	11	40	49
New Zealand	16	31	53
Norway	18	23	59
Peru	17	39	45
Philippines	28	33	39
Poland	17	38	45
Russia	14	47	39
Saudi Arabia	24	51	25
Serbia	27	40	34
Singapore	20	48	32
South Africa	30	35	34
South Korea	19	52	30
Spain	8	39	53
Sweden	25	24	52
Turkey	31	47	22
USA	19	29	52

Share of people worldwide who believed vaccines can cause autism as of 2017

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