What is the difference in number of deaths between Brazil and Democratic Republic of Congo?

592,311 deaths, with Brazil ahead.

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

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Brazil vs Democratic Republic of Congo: Number of deaths

Brazil

1.49 million deaths

in 2023

Democratic Republic of Congo

901,849 deaths

in 2023

Brazil rank

9th

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

11th

Number of deaths over time

Brazil
Democratic Republic of Congo

How they compare

Brazil currently reports 1.49 million deaths against 901,849 deaths in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 592,311 deaths.

That makes Brazil's figure about 1.7 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Brazil has been ahead every year.

Brazil ranks 9th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 11th of 236 countries.

Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Brazil	Democratic Republic of Congo	Difference	Ahead
1950s	944,176 deaths	334,055 deaths	610,120 deaths	Brazil
1960s	997,089 deaths	392,307 deaths	604,782 deaths	Brazil
1970s	1.02 million deaths	457,370 deaths	559,854 deaths	Brazil
1980s	1.04 million deaths	559,313 deaths	482,319 deaths	Brazil
1990s	1.06 million deaths	690,585 deaths	367,313 deaths	Brazil
2000s	1.09 million deaths	769,627 deaths	323,559 deaths	Brazil
2010s	1.22 million deaths	836,284 deaths	384,536 deaths	Brazil
2020s	1.60 million deaths	909,990 deaths	689,522 deaths	Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of deaths, Brazil or Democratic Republic of Congo?: Brazil, at 1.49 million deaths against 901,849 deaths in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of deaths between Brazil and Democratic Republic of Congo?: 592,311 deaths, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Democratic Republic of Congo?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Brazil and Democratic Republic of Congo rank globally for number of deaths?: Brazil ranks 9th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 11th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of deaths
Unit: deaths
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

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