Share of children vaccinated against measles in Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo: Share of children vaccinated against measles was 55 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of children vaccinated against measles in Democratic Republic of Congo, 1980–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Democratic Republic of Congo recorded 55 for share of children vaccinated against measles in 2025.
That represents a change of down 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children vaccinated against measles in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 69 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 15, in 1999.
That places Democratic Republic of Congo 187th out of 195 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Share of children vaccinated against measles in Democratic Republic of Congo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 18 | — |
| 1981 | 23 | +27.8% |
| 1982 | 25 | +8.7% |
| 1983 | 30 | +20.0% |
| 1984 | 30 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 40 | +33.3% |
| 1986 | 39 | -2.5% |
| 1987 | 41 | +5.1% |
| 1988 | 44 | +7.3% |
| 1989 | 41 | -6.8% |
| 1990 | 38 | -7.3% |
| 1991 | 17 | -55.3% |
| 1992 | 25 | +47.1% |
| 1993 | 33 | +32.0% |
| 1994 | 39 | +18.2% |
| 1995 | 27 | -30.8% |
| 1996 | 21 | -22.2% |
| 1997 | 20 | -4.8% |
| 1998 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 15 | -25.0% |
| 2000 | 26 | +73.3% |
| 2001 | 34 | +30.8% |
| 2002 | 41 | +20.6% |
| 2003 | 48 | +17.1% |
| 2004 | 57 | +18.8% |
| 2005 | 61 | +7.0% |
| 2006 | 63 | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 64 | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 64 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 65 | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 66 | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 66 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 69 | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 68 | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 69 | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 65 | -5.8% |
| 2016 | 63 | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 65 | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 64 | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 65 | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 62 | -4.6% |
| 2021 | 55 | -11.3% |
| 2022 | 56 | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 52 | -7.1% |
| 2024 | 55 | +5.8% |
| 2025 | 55 | +0.0% |
Democratic Republic of Congo compared with similar countries
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 55 is below the median for low income countries, which is 72, 76% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 55 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 80.5, 68% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of children vaccinated against measles 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +73.3% | 15 | 26 |
| 1991 | -55.3% | 38 | 17 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 33.1 | 18 | 44 | 10 |
| 1990s | 25.5 | 15 | 39 | 10 |
| 2000s | 52.3 | 26 | 65 | 10 |
| 2010s | 66 | 63 | 69 | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.83 | 52 | 62 | 6 |
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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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 133,650 (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 children vaccinated against measles in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Share of children vaccinated against measles in Democratic Republic of Congo was 55 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children vaccinated against measles recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 69 in 2012.
- What is the lowest share of children vaccinated against measles recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 15 in 1999.
- How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for share of children vaccinated against measles?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 187th out of 195 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of children vaccinated against measles rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of Congo data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children vaccinated against measles. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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