Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Congo
Congo: Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine was 74.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Congo, 2016–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Congo stood at 74.0%.
That represents a change of up 124.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Congo peaked at 77.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 28.0%, in 2017.
Congo ranks 166th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 51.5% | 28.0% | 77.0% | 4 |
| 2020s | 73.4% | 71.0% | 74.0% | 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 share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Congo?
- Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Congo was 74.0% 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 Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 77.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.0% in 2017.
- How does Congo rank for share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine?
- Congo ranks 166th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 124.2%. 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 Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of one-year-olds who have had the first dose of the inactivated polio vaccine in a given year.