Democratic Republic of Congo vs Niger: Number of child deaths by age

Democratic Republic of Congo
138,014 deaths
in 2024
Niger
46,536 deaths
in 2024
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
2nd
Niger rank
5th

Number of child deaths by age over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Niger
50.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k197419992024

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 138,014 deaths against 46,536 deaths in Niger, a difference of 91,478 deaths.

That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 3.0 times Niger's.

Across all 51 years both countries report, Democratic Republic of Congo has been ahead every year.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 2nd and Niger ranks 5th of 199 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Number of child deaths by age
Unit
deaths
Source
United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 11,992 data points, 1955–2024
Last refreshed

The estimated number of deaths of children aged between 1 and 4 .