Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo: Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio was 65.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Democratic Republic of Congo, 1980–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2026); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Democratic Republic of Congo stood at 65.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.6% on the previous year and down 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 74.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 15.0%, in 1980.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 176th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Democratic Republic of Congo, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 15.0% | — |
| 1981 | 18.0% | +20.0% |
| 1982 | 22.0% | +22.2% |
| 1983 | 26.0% | +18.2% |
| 1984 | 30.0% | +15.4% |
| 1985 | 34.0% | +13.3% |
| 1986 | 39.0% | +14.7% |
| 1987 | 38.0% | -2.6% |
| 1988 | 41.0% | +7.9% |
| 1989 | 38.0% | -7.3% |
| 1990 | 34.0% | -10.5% |
| 1991 | 16.0% | -52.9% |
| 1992 | 31.0% | +93.8% |
| 1993 | 29.0% | -6.5% |
| 1994 | 27.0% | -6.9% |
| 1995 | 24.0% | -11.1% |
| 1996 | 18.0% | -25.0% |
| 1997 | 18.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 18.0% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 21.0% | +16.7% |
| 2000 | 30.0% | +42.9% |
| 2001 | 29.0% | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 39.0% | +34.5% |
| 2003 | 45.0% | +15.4% |
| 2004 | 51.0% | +13.3% |
| 2005 | 59.0% | +15.7% |
| 2006 | 62.0% | +5.1% |
| 2007 | 64.0% | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 67.0% | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 69.0% | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 68.0% | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 65.0% | -4.4% |
| 2012 | 69.0% | +6.2% |
| 2013 | 71.0% | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 72.0% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 69.0% | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 66.0% | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 71.0% | +7.6% |
| 2018 | 72.0% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 74.0% | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 72.0% | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 65.0% | -9.7% |
| 2022 | 66.0% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 61.0% | -7.6% |
| 2024 | 65.0% | +6.6% |
Democratic Republic of Congo compared with similar countries
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 65.0% is below the median for low income countries, which is 72.0%, 90% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 65.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 77.0%, 84% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Democratic Republic of Congo changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +93.8% | 16.0% | 31.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 30.1% | 15.0% | 41.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 23.6% | 16.0% | 34.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 51.5% | 29.0% | 69.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.7% | 65.0% | 74.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.8% | 61.0% | 72.0% | 5 |
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More health data for Democratic Republic of Congo
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.56 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.03 % change on previous year (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 133,650 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 390 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 2.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0895 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 2.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0905 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Democratic Republic of Congo was 65.0% in 2024, according to WHO & UNICEF (2026); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 74.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.0% in 1980.
- How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 176th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.7%. 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 (2026); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of one-year-olds who have had the third dose of either the oral or inactivated polio vaccine in a given year.