Number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine in Congo

Congo: Number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine was 46,732 one-year-olds in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
46,732 one-year-olds
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
57th
of 194 countries
All-time high
122,886 one-year-olds
in 2017
All-time low
39,637 one-year-olds
in 2019
Years of data
8
2016–2023

Number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine in Congo, 2016–2023

40.0k60.0k80.0k100.0k120.0k2016201920232016: 114.2k one-year-olds2017: 122.9k one-year-olds2018: 54.8k one-year-olds2019: 39.6k one-year-olds2020: 50.3k one-year-olds2021: 45.5k one-year-olds2022: 46.2k one-year-olds2023: 46.7k one-year-olds

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

Analysis

Congo recorded 46,732 one-year-olds for number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine in 2023.

That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and down 59.1% over ten years.

That places Congo 57th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 82,886 one-year-olds 39,637 one-year-olds 122,886 one-year-olds 4
2020s 47,184 one-year-olds 45,544 one-year-olds 50,299 one-year-olds 4

Countries ranked near Congo

  1. 54 Thailand 48,265 one-year-olds compare
  2. 55 Azerbaijan 48,057 one-year-olds compare
  3. 56 Zimbabwe 47,142 one-year-olds compare
  4. 58 Egypt 46,530 one-year-olds compare
  5. 59 Turkey 43,627 one-year-olds compare
  6. 60 Ghana 42,550 one-year-olds compare

See the full ranking of 194 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine in Congo?
Number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine in Congo was 46,732 one-year-olds in 2023, according to WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine recorded in Congo?
The highest recorded value was 122,886 one-year-olds in 2017.
What is the lowest number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine recorded in Congo?
The lowest recorded value was 39,637 one-year-olds in 2019.
How does Congo rank for number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine?
Congo ranks 57th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
Is number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine rising or falling in Congo?
Over the last ten years it is down 59.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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 Number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine
Unit
one-year-olds
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, 1,629 data points, 2015–2023
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