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 20-24 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 20-24 years, female

Democratic Republic of Congo

16,220

in 2024

Nigeria

17,450

in 2024

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

3rd

Nigeria rank

2nd

Number of deaths ages 20-24 years, female over time

Democratic Republic of Congo
Nigeria

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 17,450 against 16,220 in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 1,230.

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

Across all 35 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 3rd and Nigeria ranks 2nd 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	10,259	17,286	7,027	Nigeria
2000s	11,477	19,947	8,470	Nigeria
2010s	12,422	18,264	5,843	Nigeria
2020s	15,369	17,322	1,953	Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of deaths ages 20-24 years, female, Democratic Republic of Congo or Nigeria?: Nigeria, at 17,450 against 16,220 in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of deaths ages 20-24 years, female between Democratic Republic of Congo and Nigeria?: 1,230, with Nigeria 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 20-24 years, female?: Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 3rd and Nigeria ranks 2nd 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 20-24 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 20-24 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 youths ages 20-24 years