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.
Vaccination coverage vs. share in extreme poverty in Congo, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 42.0% | — |
| 1981 | 42.0% | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 47.0% | +11.9% |
| 1983 | 50.0% | +6.4% |
| 1984 | 53.0% | +6.0% |
| 1985 | 54.0% | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 71.0% | +31.5% |
| 1987 | 72.0% | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 72.0% | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 79.0% | +9.7% |
| 1990 | 79.0% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 74.0% | -6.3% |
| 1992 | 67.0% | -9.5% |
| 1993 | 60.0% | -10.4% |
| 1994 | 55.0% | -8.3% |
| 1995 | 50.0% | -9.1% |
| 1996 | 37.0% | -26.0% |
| 1997 | 23.0% | -37.8% |
| 1998 | 26.0% | +13.0% |
| 1999 | 29.0% | +11.5% |
| 2000 | 33.0% | +13.8% |
| 2001 | 31.0% | -6.1% |
| 2002 | 41.0% | +32.3% |
| 2003 | 50.0% | +22.0% |
| 2004 | 67.0% | +34.0% |
| 2005 | 63.0% | -6.0% |
| 2006 | 74.0% | +17.5% |
| 2007 | 73.0% | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 80.0% | +9.6% |
| 2009 | 80.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 76.0% | -5.0% |
| 2011 | 83.0% | +9.2% |
| 2012 | 85.0% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 85.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 90.0% | +5.9% |
| 2015 | 80.0% | -11.1% |
| 2016 | 71.0% | -11.2% |
| 2017 | 69.0% | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 75.0% | +8.7% |
| 2019 | 79.0% | +5.3% |
| 2020 | 73.0% | -7.6% |
| 2021 | 77.0% | +5.5% |
| 2022 | 78.0% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 78.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 78.0% | +0.0% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 78.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 84.5%, 92% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Congo's 78.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 82.5%, 95% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Congo
More health data for Congo
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.4813 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9705 % change on previous year (2090)
- 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)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 11 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0695 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (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.