Which has higher number of deaths, Democratic Republic of Congo or Ethiopia?

Democratic Republic of Congo, at 901,849 deaths against 767,017 deaths in Ethiopia as of 2023.

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

134,832 deaths, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

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

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.

Democratic Republic of Congo vs Ethiopia: Number of deaths

Democratic Republic of Congo

901,849 deaths

in 2023

Ethiopia

767,017 deaths

in 2023

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

11th

Ethiopia rank

14th

Number of deaths over time

Democratic Republic of Congo
Ethiopia

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 901,849 deaths against 767,017 deaths in Ethiopia, a difference of 134,832 deaths.

That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 1.2 times Ethiopia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Ethiopia ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 11th and Ethiopia ranks 14th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 2 and Ethiopia in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Democratic Republic of Congo	Ethiopia	Difference	Ahead
1950s	334,055 deaths	524,770 deaths	190,714 deaths	Ethiopia
1960s	392,307 deaths	557,098 deaths	164,791 deaths	Ethiopia
1970s	457,370 deaths	730,758 deaths	273,388 deaths	Ethiopia
1980s	559,313 deaths	912,161 deaths	352,848 deaths	Ethiopia
1990s	690,585 deaths	970,924 deaths	280,339 deaths	Ethiopia
2000s	769,627 deaths	933,770 deaths	164,143 deaths	Ethiopia
2010s	836,284 deaths	764,272 deaths	72,013 deaths	Democratic Republic of Congo
2020s	909,990 deaths	775,811 deaths	134,179 deaths	Democratic Republic of Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of deaths, Democratic Republic of Congo or Ethiopia?: Democratic Republic of Congo, at 901,849 deaths against 767,017 deaths in Ethiopia as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of deaths between Democratic Republic of Congo and Ethiopia?: 134,832 deaths, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Ethiopia?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Ethiopia rank globally for number of deaths?: Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 11th and Ethiopia ranks 14th 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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