Vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. GDP per capita in Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Congo, Democratic Republic of the: Vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. GDP per capita was 65.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. GDP per capita in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, 1981–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Congo, Democratic Republic of the recorded 65.0% for vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita in 2024.
That represents a change of up 8.3% on the previous year and down 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita in Congo, Democratic Republic of the peaked at 73.0% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 16.0%, in 1983.
Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 179th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. GDP per capita in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 18.0% | — |
| 1982 | 17.0% | -5.6% |
| 1983 | 16.0% | -5.9% |
| 1984 | 27.0% | +68.8% |
| 1985 | 37.0% | +37.0% |
| 1986 | 32.0% | -13.5% |
| 1987 | 38.0% | +18.8% |
| 1988 | 41.0% | +7.9% |
| 1989 | 38.0% | -7.3% |
| 1990 | 35.0% | -7.9% |
| 1991 | 16.0% | -54.3% |
| 1992 | 23.0% | +43.8% |
| 1993 | 29.0% | +26.1% |
| 1994 | 26.0% | -10.3% |
| 1995 | 23.0% | -11.5% |
| 1996 | 18.0% | -21.7% |
| 1997 | 18.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 18.0% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 25.0% | +38.9% |
| 2000 | 30.0% | +20.0% |
| 2001 | 30.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 38.0% | +26.7% |
| 2003 | 42.0% | +10.5% |
| 2004 | 54.0% | +28.6% |
| 2005 | 61.0% | +13.0% |
| 2006 | 62.0% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 65.0% | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 68.0% | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 71.0% | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 60.0% | -15.5% |
| 2011 | 70.0% | +16.7% |
| 2012 | 71.0% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 71.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 73.0% | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 70.0% | -4.1% |
| 2016 | 70.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 71.0% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 71.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 73.0% | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 70.0% | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 65.0% | -7.1% |
| 2022 | 65.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 60.0% | -7.7% |
| 2024 | 65.0% | +8.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 29.3% | 16.0% | 41.0% | 9 |
| 1990s | 23.1% | 16.0% | 35.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 52.1% | 30.0% | 71.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.0% | 60.0% | 73.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.0% | 60.0% | 70.0% | 5 |
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More economy & growth data for Congo, Democratic Republic of the
- Services, value added (constant LCU), per capita 65,256 constant LCU per person (2025)
- GDP deflator (base year varies by country), annual growth rate 7.8 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), annual growth 20.43 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.961 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per capita 775.29 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), annual growth 14.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per unit of GDP 2,572 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per capita 2.08 million current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), annual 5.76 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per unit 0.6562 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- Vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita in Congo, Democratic Republic of the was 65.0% in 2024, according to WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita recorded in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- The highest recorded value was 73.0% in 2014.
- What is the lowest vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita recorded in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.0% in 1983.
- How does Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank for vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita?
- Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 179th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Congo, Democratic Republic of the 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 against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of one-year-olds who have had three doses of the combined diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis vaccine in a given year.