What is the difference in number of deaths, by world region between Congo, Democratic Republic of the and Germany?

132,291 deaths, with Germany ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Congo, Democratic Republic of the and Germany?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of deaths, by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Congo, Democratic Republic of the vs Germany: Number of deaths, by world region

Congo, Democratic Republic of the

901,849 deaths

in 2023

Germany

1.03 million deaths

in 2023

Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank

11th

Germany rank

10th

Number of deaths, by world region over time

Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Germany

How they compare

Germany currently reports 1.03 million deaths against 901,849 deaths in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, a difference of 132,291 deaths.

That makes Germany's figure about 1.1 times Congo, Democratic Republic of the's.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Germany has been ahead every year.

Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 11th and Germany ranks 10th of 236 countries.

Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Congo, Democratic Republic of the	Germany	Difference	Ahead
1950s	334,055 deaths	765,143 deaths	431,088 deaths	Germany
1960s	392,307 deaths	900,951 deaths	508,644 deaths	Germany
1970s	457,370 deaths	961,659 deaths	504,289 deaths	Germany
1980s	559,313 deaths	928,297 deaths	368,984 deaths	Germany
1990s	690,585 deaths	885,870 deaths	195,285 deaths	Germany
2000s	769,627 deaths	840,386 deaths	70,759 deaths	Germany
2010s	836,284 deaths	906,070 deaths	69,785 deaths	Germany
2020s	909,990 deaths	1.02 million deaths	106,196 deaths	Germany

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of deaths, by world region, Congo, Democratic Republic of the or Germany?: Germany, at 1.03 million deaths against 901,849 deaths in Congo, Democratic Republic of the as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of deaths, by world region between Congo, Democratic Republic of the and Germany?: 132,291 deaths, with Germany ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo, Democratic Republic of the and Germany?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Congo, Democratic Republic of the and Germany rank globally for number of deaths, by world region?: Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 11th and Germany ranks 10th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of deaths, by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of deaths, by world region
Unit: deaths
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of deaths in a calendar year.