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

122,302 deaths, with Nigeria ahead.

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

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 Nigeria: Number of deaths from malaria

Congo, Democratic Republic of the

71,017 deaths

in 2021

Nigeria

193,319 deaths

in 2021

Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank

2nd

Nigeria rank

1st

Number of deaths from malaria over time

Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Nigeria

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 193,319 deaths against 71,017 deaths in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, a difference of 122,302 deaths.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 2.7 times Congo, Democratic Republic of the's.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.

Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 2nd and Nigeria ranks 1st of 194 countries.

Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Congo, Democratic Republic of the	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
2000s	102,667 deaths	222,977 deaths	120,310 deaths	Nigeria
2010s	70,690 deaths	179,746 deaths	109,056 deaths	Nigeria
2020s	74,729 deaths	198,144 deaths	123,415 deaths	Nigeria

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 Nigeria?: Nigeria, at 193,319 deaths against 71,017 deaths in Congo, Democratic Republic of the as of 2021.
What is the difference in number of deaths from malaria between Congo, Democratic Republic of the and Nigeria?: 122,302 deaths, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo, Democratic Republic of the and Nigeria?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Congo, Democratic Republic of the and Nigeria rank globally for number of deaths from malaria?: Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 2nd and Nigeria ranks 1st 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.