What is the difference in number of deaths ages 15-19 years, female between Democratic Republic of Congo and Nigeria?

1,026, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Nigeria?

35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as Number of deaths ages 15-19 years, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Democratic Republic of Congo vs Nigeria: Number of deaths ages 15-19 years, female

Democratic Republic of Congo

16,206

in 2024

Nigeria

15,180

in 2024

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

2nd

Nigeria rank

3rd

Number of deaths ages 15-19 years, female over time

Democratic Republic of Congo
Nigeria

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 16,206 against 15,180 in Nigeria, a difference of 1,026.

That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Nigeria ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 2nd and Nigeria ranks 3rd of 197 countries.

Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Democratic Republic of Congo	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
1990s	9,478	17,765	8,287	Nigeria
2000s	11,093	16,784	5,691	Nigeria
2010s	12,011	15,002	2,990	Nigeria
2020s	15,229	15,271	41.8	Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of deaths ages 15-19 years, female, Democratic Republic of Congo or Nigeria?: Democratic Republic of Congo, at 16,206 against 15,180 in Nigeria as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of deaths ages 15-19 years, female between Democratic Republic of Congo and Nigeria?: 1,026, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Nigeria?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Nigeria rank globally for number of deaths ages 15-19 years, female?: Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 2nd and Nigeria ranks 3rd of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as Number of deaths ages 15-19 years, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of deaths ages 15-19 years, female
Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 240 places, 8,400 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed: 29 October 2026

Number of deaths of female adolescents ages 15-19 years