Vaccination coverage in Congo
Congo: Vaccination coverage was 78.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Vaccination coverage in Congo, 2007–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for vaccination coverage in Congo is 78.0%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vaccination coverage in Congo peaked at 79.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 57.0%, in 2016.
That places Congo 145th out of 189 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Vaccination coverage in Congo, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 64.0% | — |
| 2008 | 73.0% | +14.1% |
| 2009 | 75.0% | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 74.0% | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 70.0% | -5.4% |
| 2012 | 62.0% | -11.4% |
| 2013 | 65.0% | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 71.0% | +9.2% |
| 2015 | 64.0% | -9.9% |
| 2016 | 57.0% | -10.9% |
| 2017 | 57.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 66.0% | +15.8% |
| 2019 | 79.0% | +19.7% |
| 2020 | 69.0% | -12.7% |
| 2021 | 74.0% | +7.2% |
| 2022 | 78.0% | +5.4% |
| 2023 | 78.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 78.0% | +0.0% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 78.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 84.0%, 93% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Congo's 78.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 82.5%, 95% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 70.7% | 64.0% | 75.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 66.5% | 57.0% | 79.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.4% | 69.0% | 78.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Congo
More health data for Congo
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.4813 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9705 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 759.5 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,688 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 11 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0695 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is vaccination coverage in Congo?
- Vaccination coverage in Congo was 78.0% in 2024, according to WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest vaccination coverage recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 79.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest vaccination coverage recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.0% in 2016.
- How does Congo rank for vaccination coverage?
- Congo ranks 145th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is vaccination coverage rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Vaccination coverage. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of one-year-olds who have had three doses of the hepatitis B vaccine in a given year.