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
Latest (2024)
47.0%
Change on year
up 38.2%
World rank
169th
of 179 countries
All-time high
47.0%
in 2024
All-time low
9.0%
in 2019
Years of data
6
2019–2024
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.
Vaccination against measles vs. share who think vaccines are unsafe in Congo, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 9.0% | — |
| 2020 | 29.0% | +222.2% |
| 2021 | 31.0% | +6.9% |
| 2022 | 34.0% | +9.7% |
| 2023 | 34.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 47.0% | +38.2% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 47.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 75.0%, 63% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Congo's 47.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 75.0%, 63% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 9.0% | 9.0% | 9.0% | 1 |
| 2020s | 35.0% | 29.0% | 47.0% | 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 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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About this data
Share of children who have had two doses of the measles vaccine in a given year.