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

224,584 deaths, with Germany ahead.

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

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. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Congo, Democratic Republic of the vs Germany: Number of deaths

Congo, Democratic Republic of the

818,646 deaths

in 2021

Germany

1.04 million deaths

in 2021

Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank

14th

Germany rank

11th

Number of deaths over time

Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Germany

How they compare

Germany currently reports 1.04 million deaths against 818,646 deaths in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, a difference of 224,584 deaths.

That makes Germany's figure about 1.3 times Congo, Democratic Republic of the's.

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

Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 14th and Germany ranks 11th of 194 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Congo, Democratic Republic of the	Germany	Difference	Ahead
2000s	711,166 deaths	818,700 deaths	107,534 deaths	Germany
2010s	758,116 deaths	896,297 deaths	138,180 deaths	Germany
2020s	803,420 deaths	1.02 million deaths	219,770 deaths	Germany

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of deaths, Congo, Democratic Republic of the or Germany?: Germany, at 1.04 million deaths against 818,646 deaths in Congo, Democratic Republic of the as of 2021.
What is the difference in number of deaths between Congo, Democratic Republic of the and Germany?: 224,584 deaths, with Germany ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo, Democratic Republic of the and Germany?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Congo, Democratic Republic of the and Germany rank globally for number of deaths?: Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 14th and Germany ranks 11th 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. 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: 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 all causes in both sexes.