Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis B in Congo
Congo: Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis B was 78.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis B in Congo, 2007–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis b in Congo is 78.0%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis b in Congo peaked at 79.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 57.0%, in 2016.
Congo ranks 145th of 189 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis B in Congo, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 64.0% | — |
| 2008 | 73.0% | +14.1% |
| 2009 | 75.0% | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 74.0% | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 70.0% | -5.4% |
| 2012 | 62.0% | -11.4% |
| 2013 | 65.0% | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 71.0% | +9.2% |
| 2015 | 64.0% | -9.9% |
| 2016 | 57.0% | -10.9% |
| 2017 | 57.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 66.0% | +15.8% |
| 2019 | 79.0% | +19.7% |
| 2020 | 69.0% | -12.7% |
| 2021 | 74.0% | +7.2% |
| 2022 | 78.0% | +5.4% |
| 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 84.0%, 93% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 70.7% | 64.0% | 75.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 66.5% | 57.0% | 79.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.4% | 69.0% | 78.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Congo
More reference data data for Congo
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1866 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2108 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0031 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.2108 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0668 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0724 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.9126 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.08 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.017 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis b in Congo?
- Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis b 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 share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis b recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 79.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis b recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.0% in 2016.
- How does Congo rank for share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis b?
- Congo ranks 145th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis b rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.9%. 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 one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis B. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of one-year-olds who have had three doses of the hepatitis B vaccine in a given year.