Vaccination against measles vs. share who think vaccines are unsafe in Congo
Congo: Vaccination against measles vs. share who think vaccines are unsafe was 47.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Vaccination against measles vs. share who think vaccines are unsafe in Congo, 2019–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, vaccination against measles vs. share who think vaccines are unsafe in Congo stood at 47.0%. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 38.2% on the previous year and up 422.2% over ten years.
That places Congo 169th out of 179 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 9.0% | 9.0% | 9.0% | 1 |
| 2020s | 35.0% | 29.0% | 47.0% | 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 against measles vs. share who think vaccines are unsafe in Congo?
- Vaccination against measles vs. share who think vaccines are unsafe in Congo was 47.0% in 2024, according to WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest vaccination against measles vs. share who think vaccines are unsafe recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 47.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest vaccination against measles vs. share who think vaccines are unsafe recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.0% in 2019.
- How does Congo rank for vaccination against measles vs. share who think vaccines are unsafe?
- Congo ranks 169th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is vaccination against measles vs. share who think vaccines are unsafe rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 422.2%. 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 against measles vs. share who think vaccines are unsafe. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of children who have had two doses of the measles vaccine in a given year.