Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo: Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis was 77.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Democratic Republic of Congo, 1980–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Democratic Republic of Congo recorded 77.0% for share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in 2024.
The figure is down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 86.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 21.0%, in 1991.
That places Democratic Republic of Congo 140th out of 166 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Democratic Republic of Congo, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 57.0% | — |
| 1981 | 61.0% | +7.0% |
| 1982 | 62.0% | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 65.0% | +4.8% |
| 1984 | 62.0% | -4.6% |
| 1985 | 57.0% | -8.1% |
| 1986 | 51.0% | -10.5% |
| 1987 | 57.0% | +11.8% |
| 1988 | 59.0% | +3.5% |
| 1989 | 55.0% | -6.8% |
| 1990 | 65.0% | +18.2% |
| 1991 | 21.0% | -67.7% |
| 1992 | 32.0% | +52.4% |
| 1993 | 43.0% | +34.4% |
| 1994 | 46.0% | +7.0% |
| 1995 | 34.0% | -26.1% |
| 1996 | 25.0% | -26.5% |
| 1997 | 25.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 25.0% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 30.0% | +20.0% |
| 2000 | 36.0% | +20.0% |
| 2001 | 41.0% | +13.9% |
| 2002 | 49.0% | +19.5% |
| 2003 | 59.0% | +20.4% |
| 2004 | 67.0% | +13.6% |
| 2005 | 71.0% | +6.0% |
| 2006 | 72.0% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 76.0% | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 79.0% | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 83.0% | +5.1% |
| 2010 | 83.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 65.0% | -21.7% |
| 2012 | 83.0% | +27.7% |
| 2013 | 85.0% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 80.0% | -5.9% |
| 2015 | 79.0% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 83.0% | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 85.0% | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 86.0% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 84.0% | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 83.0% | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 67.0% | -19.3% |
| 2022 | 77.0% | +14.9% |
| 2023 | 77.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 77.0% | +0.0% |
Democratic Republic of Congo compared with similar countries
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 77.0% is below the median for low income countries, which is 84.0%, 92% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 77.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 89.0%, 87% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Democratic Republic of Congo changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -67.7% | 65.0% | 21.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 58.6% | 51.0% | 65.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 34.6% | 21.0% | 65.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 63.3% | 36.0% | 83.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.3% | 65.0% | 86.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.2% | 67.0% | 83.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of Congo
More reference data data for Democratic Republic of Congo
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.44 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Enteric 3,057 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 6.66 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Burning - Crop 235.34 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure left on Pasture 1,764 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.82 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure Management 601.15 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 140.16 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 11.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure applied to Soils 313.43 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Democratic Republic of Congo was 77.0% in 2024, according to WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 86.0% in 2018.
- What is the lowest share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.0% in 1991.
- How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 140th out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of 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 newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of newborns who have had one dose of the tuberculosis (BCG) vaccine in a given year.