Vaccination coverage vs. share in extreme poverty in Congo
Congo: Vaccination coverage vs. share in extreme poverty was 78.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Vaccination coverage vs. share in extreme poverty in Congo, 1980–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for vaccination coverage vs. share in extreme poverty in Congo is 78.0%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vaccination coverage vs. share in extreme poverty in Congo peaked at 90.0% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 23.0%, in 1997.
Congo ranks 150th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 58.2% | 42.0% | 79.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 50.0% | 23.0% | 79.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 59.2% | 31.0% | 80.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.3% | 69.0% | 90.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.8% | 73.0% | 78.0% | 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 vaccination coverage vs. share in extreme poverty in Congo?
- Vaccination coverage vs. share in extreme poverty in Congo was 78.0% in 2024, according to WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest vaccination coverage vs. share in extreme poverty recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 90.0% in 2014.
- What is the lowest vaccination coverage vs. share in extreme poverty recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.0% in 1997.
- How does Congo rank for vaccination coverage vs. share in extreme poverty?
- Congo ranks 150th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is vaccination coverage vs. share in extreme poverty rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.3%. 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 Vaccination coverage vs. share in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of one-year-olds who have had three doses of the combined diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis vaccine in a given year.