Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Democratic Republic of Congo

Democratic Republic of Congo: Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine was 69.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
69.0%
Change on year
up 4.5%
World rank
174th
of 194 countries
All-time high
76.0%
in 2019
All-time low
38.0%
in 2015
Years of data
10
2015–2024

Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Democratic Republic of Congo, 2015–2024

0204060802015201920242015: 38 %2016: 54 %2017: 64 %2018: 67 %2019: 76 %2020: 74 %2021: 68 %2022: 68 %2023: 66 %2024: 69 %

Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.

Analysis

Democratic Republic of Congo recorded 69.0% for share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in 2024.

The figure is up 4.5% on the previous year and up 81.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 76.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 38.0%, in 2015.

That places Democratic Republic of Congo 174th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 59.8% 38.0% 76.0% 5
2020s 69.0% 66.0% 74.0% 5

Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of Congo

  1. 171 Eswatini 70.0% compare
  2. 171 Haiti 70.0% compare
  3. 171 Somalia 70.0% compare
  4. 175 Bolivia 68.0% compare
  5. 175 Equatorial Guinea 68.0% compare
  6. 175 Guinea-Bissau 68.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Democratic Republic of Congo?
Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Democratic Republic of Congo was 69.0% 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 who received the inactivated polio vaccine recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
The highest recorded value was 76.0% in 2019.
What is the lowest share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
The lowest recorded value was 38.0% in 2015.
How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 174th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
Is share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
Over the last ten years it is up 81.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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 who received the inactivated polio vaccine. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine
Unit
%
Source
WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 1,823 data points, 2015–2024
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