Share of children vaccinated, by vaccine in Congo
Congo: Share of children vaccinated, by vaccine was 72.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of children vaccinated, by vaccine in Congo, 1980–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of children vaccinated, by vaccine in Congo stood at 72.0%.
That represents a change of up 10.8% on the previous year and down 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children vaccinated, by vaccine in Congo peaked at 83.0% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 18.0%, in 1997.
Congo ranks 162nd 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 | 61.7% | 49.0% | 75.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 44.3% | 18.0% | 75.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 52.7% | 34.0% | 69.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.3% | 67.0% | 83.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.6% | 65.0% | 72.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Congo
- 159 Ecuador 74.0% compare
- 160 North Macedonia 73.0% compare
- 160 Suriname 73.0% compare
- 162 East Timor 72.0% compare
- 162 Ethiopia 72.0% compare
- 162 Mali 72.0% compare
- 162 South Sudan 72.0% compare
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 share of children vaccinated, by vaccine in Congo?
- Share of children vaccinated, by vaccine in Congo was 72.0% in 2024, according to WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children vaccinated, by vaccine recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 83.0% in 2011.
- What is the lowest share of children vaccinated, by vaccine recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.0% in 1997.
- How does Congo rank for share of children vaccinated, by vaccine?
- Congo ranks 162nd out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children vaccinated, by vaccine rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.0%. 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 Share of children vaccinated, by vaccine. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of one-year-olds who have had the first dose of the measles vaccine in a given year.