Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against Haemophilus influenzae type B in Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo: Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against Haemophilus influenzae type B was 65.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against Haemophilus influenzae type B in Democratic Republic of Congo, 2009–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Democratic Republic of Congo recorded 65.0% for share of one-year-olds vaccinated against haemophilus influenzae type b in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.3% on the previous year and down 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of one-year-olds vaccinated against haemophilus influenzae type b in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 73.0% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 60.0%, in 2010.
That places Democratic Republic of Congo 177th out of 192 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against Haemophilus influenzae type B in Democratic Republic of Congo, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 71.0% | — |
| 2010 | 60.0% | -15.5% |
| 2011 | 70.0% | +16.7% |
| 2012 | 71.0% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 71.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 73.0% | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 70.0% | -4.1% |
| 2016 | 70.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 71.0% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 71.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 73.0% | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 70.0% | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 65.0% | -7.1% |
| 2022 | 65.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 60.0% | -7.7% |
| 2024 | 65.0% | +8.3% |
Democratic Republic of Congo compared with similar countries
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 65.0% is below the median for low income countries, which is 73.0%, 89% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 65.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 82.5%, 79% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 71.0% | 71.0% | 71.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 70.0% | 60.0% | 73.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.0% | 60.0% | 70.0% | 5 |
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More health data for Democratic Republic of Congo
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.56 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.03 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 821.4 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 133,650 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 390 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 2.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0895 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 2.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of one-year-olds vaccinated against haemophilus influenzae type b in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against haemophilus influenzae type b in Democratic Republic of Congo was 65.0% in 2024, according to WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of one-year-olds vaccinated against haemophilus influenzae type b recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 73.0% in 2014.
- What is the lowest share of one-year-olds vaccinated against haemophilus influenzae type b recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.0% in 2010.
- How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for share of one-year-olds vaccinated against haemophilus influenzae type b?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 177th out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of one-year-olds vaccinated against haemophilus influenzae type b rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of 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 Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against Haemophilus influenzae type B. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of one-year-olds who have had three doses of Haemophilus influenzae type b vaccine in a given year.