What is the difference in number of deaths from malaria between Congo, Democratic Republic of the and Niger?

37,694 deaths, with Congo, Democratic Republic of the ahead.

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

22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.

Where does this data come from?

World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of deaths from malaria. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Congo, Democratic Republic of the vs Niger: Number of deaths from malaria

Congo, Democratic Republic of the

71,017 deaths

in 2021

Niger

33,323 deaths

in 2021

Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank

2nd

Niger rank

3rd

Number of deaths from malaria over time

Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Niger

How they compare

Congo, Democratic Republic of the currently reports 71,017 deaths against 33,323 deaths in Niger, a difference of 37,694 deaths.

That makes Congo, Democratic Republic of the's figure about 2.1 times Niger's.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Congo, Democratic Republic of the has been ahead every year.

Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 2nd and Niger ranks 3rd of 194 countries.

Congo, Democratic Republic of the has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Congo, Democratic Republic of the	Niger	Difference	Ahead
2000s	102,667 deaths	20,522 deaths	82,145 deaths	Congo, Democratic Republic of the
2010s	70,690 deaths	30,259 deaths	40,430 deaths	Congo, Democratic Republic of the
2020s	74,729 deaths	33,952 deaths	40,778 deaths	Congo, Democratic Republic of the

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of deaths from malaria, Congo, Democratic Republic of the or Niger?: Congo, Democratic Republic of the, at 71,017 deaths against 33,323 deaths in Niger as of 2021.
What is the difference in number of deaths from malaria between Congo, Democratic Republic of the and Niger?: 37,694 deaths, with Congo, Democratic Republic of the ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo, Democratic Republic of the and Niger?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Congo, Democratic Republic of the and Niger rank globally for number of deaths from malaria?: Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 2nd and Niger ranks 3rd of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of deaths from malaria. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of deaths from malaria
Unit: deaths
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 194 places, 4,268 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Estimated number of deaths from malaria in both sexes.