Measles immunization — all countries

Measles immunization — Democratic Republic of the Congo

Measles immunization in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 2024 — 55%. Ranked 182 in the world out of 192. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 37 pp.

2024 55% +3 pp vs 2023
World rank 182of 192
Period maximum 69%2012
Period minimum 15%1999

Trend over time

1980–2024 · % of children aged 12–23 months

Measles immunization — Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1980–202402040608019801985199019952000200520102015202020241980: 18%1981: 23%1982: 25%1983: 30%1984: 30%1985: 40%1986: 39%1987: 41%1988: 44%1989: 41%1990: 38%1991: 17%1992: 25%1993: 33%1994: 39%1995: 27%1996: 21%1997: 20%1998: 20%1999: 15%2000: 26%2001: 34%2002: 41%2003: 48%2004: 57%2005: 61%2006: 63%2007: 64%2008: 64%2009: 65%2010: 66%2011: 66%2012: 69%2013: 68%2014: 69%2015: 65%2016: 63%2017: 65%2018: 64%2019: 65%2020: 62%2021: 55%2022: 56%2023: 52%2024: 55%
Change over the period: +37 pp Annual average: 0.84 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Democratic Republic of the Congo

Democratic Republic of the Congo 55%
World 84.3%
Middle Africa computed 58.1%
Low-income countries computed 68.3%
Measles immunization — Democratic Republic of the Congo, by year Democratic Republic of the Congo All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 55 +3 pp
2023 52 −4 pp
2022 56 +1 pp
2021 55 −7 pp
2020 62 −3 pp
2019 65 +1 pp
2018 64 −1 pp
2017 65 +2 pp
2016 63 −2 pp
2015 65 −4 pp
2014 69 +1 pp
2013 68 −1 pp
2012 69 +3 pp
2011 66 +0 pp
2010 66 +1 pp
2009 65 +1 pp
2008 64 +0 pp
2007 64 +1 pp
2006 63 +2 pp
2005 61 +4 pp
2004 57 +9 pp
2003 48 +7 pp
2002 41 +7 pp
2001 34 +8 pp
2000 26 +11 pp
1999 15 −5 pp
1998 20 +0 pp
1997 20 −1 pp
1996 21 −6 pp
1995 27 −12 pp
1994 39 +6 pp
1993 33 +8 pp
1992 25 +8 pp
1991 17 −21 pp
1990 38 −3 pp
1989 41 −3 pp
1988 44 +3 pp
1987 41 +2 pp
1986 39 −1 pp
1985 40 +10 pp
1984 30 +0 pp
1983 30 +5 pp
1982 25 +2 pp
1981 23 +5 pp
1980 18

Middle Africa, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The share of children aged 12–23 months who have been vaccinated against measles. Measles is more contagious than almost any other infection, and its threshold of herd immunity is higher than the rest — about 95% — so a fall in coverage by a few points brings outbreaks back to countries where the disease was considered beaten. This series shows how coverage sagged in 2020–2021 and where it has not recovered since.

Important: The first dose. Reliable protection requires two, and coverage of the second dose is lower; the World Bank has no separate series for it.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.