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.
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 |
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More health data for Congo
- 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)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 48,985 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 48,714 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 51,360 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 51,062 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 54,219 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 53,869 (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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About this data
Share of one-year-olds who have had three doses of the hepatitis B vaccine in a given year.