Immunization, Pol3 in Congo
Congo: Immunization, Pol3 was 76.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Immunization, Pol3 in Congo, 1980–2024
Source: WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/). Measured in % of one-year-old children.
Analysis
In 2024, immunization, pol3 in Congo stood at 76.0%.
The figure is up 46.2% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, immunization, pol3 in Congo peaked at 80.0% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 21.0%, in 1997.
That places Congo 150th out of 193 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Immunization, Pol3 in Congo, year by year
| Year | % of one-year-old children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 42.0% | — |
| 1981 | 42.0% | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 48.0% | +14.3% |
| 1983 | 53.0% | +10.4% |
| 1984 | 59.0% | +11.3% |
| 1985 | 73.0% | +23.7% |
| 1986 | 71.0% | -2.7% |
| 1987 | 71.0% | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 71.0% | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 79.0% | +11.3% |
| 1990 | 80.0% | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 74.0% | -7.5% |
| 1992 | 67.0% | -9.5% |
| 1993 | 60.0% | -10.4% |
| 1994 | 55.0% | -8.3% |
| 1995 | 50.0% | -9.1% |
| 1996 | 47.0% | -6.0% |
| 1997 | 21.0% | -55.3% |
| 1998 | 25.0% | +19.0% |
| 1999 | 29.0% | +16.0% |
| 2000 | 31.0% | +6.9% |
| 2001 | 32.0% | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 41.0% | +28.1% |
| 2003 | 50.0% | +22.0% |
| 2004 | 67.0% | +34.0% |
| 2005 | 62.0% | -7.5% |
| 2006 | 73.0% | +17.7% |
| 2007 | 71.0% | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 77.0% | +8.5% |
| 2009 | 76.0% | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 72.0% | -5.3% |
| 2011 | 72.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 68.0% | -5.6% |
| 2013 | 69.0% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 77.0% | +11.6% |
| 2015 | 68.0% | -11.7% |
| 2016 | 61.0% | -10.3% |
| 2017 | 60.0% | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 68.0% | +13.3% |
| 2019 | 73.0% | +7.4% |
| 2020 | 69.0% | -5.5% |
| 2021 | 74.0% | +7.2% |
| 2022 | 52.0% | -29.7% |
| 2023 | 52.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 76.0% | +46.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 60.9% | 42.0% | 79.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 50.8% | 21.0% | 80.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 58.0% | 31.0% | 77.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.8% | 60.0% | 77.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.6% | 52.0% | 76.0% | 5 |
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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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 759.5 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 2,688 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 1.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1979 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 1.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.2015 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is immunization, pol3 in Congo?
- Immunization, pol3 in Congo was 76.0% in 2024, according to WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/).
- What is the highest immunization, pol3 recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 80.0% in 1990.
- What is the lowest immunization, pol3 recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.0% in 1997.
- How does Congo rank for immunization, pol3?
- Congo ranks 150th out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is immunization, pol3 rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/), published as part of Immunization, Pol3 (% of one-year-old children). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Child immunization rate, polio, is the percentage of children ages 12-23 months who received polio vaccinations before 12 months or at any time before the survey. A child is considered adequately immunized after three doses.