What is the difference in number of deaths between Congo and New Zealand?

1,196 deaths, with Congo ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and New Zealand?

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.

Congo vs New Zealand: Number of deaths

Congo

38,880 deaths

in 2023

New Zealand

37,684 deaths

in 2023

Congo rank

122nd

New Zealand rank

123rd

Number of deaths over time

Congo
New Zealand

How they compare

Congo currently reports 38,880 deaths against 37,684 deaths in New Zealand, a difference of 1,196 deaths.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Congo ahead.

Congo ranks 122nd and New Zealand ranks 123rd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 5 and New Zealand in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Congo	New Zealand	Difference	Ahead
1950s	19,610 deaths	19,270 deaths	340.9 deaths	Congo
1960s	18,819 deaths	22,558 deaths	3,739 deaths	New Zealand
1970s	20,183 deaths	24,881 deaths	4,698 deaths	New Zealand
1980s	21,966 deaths	26,444 deaths	4,477 deaths	New Zealand
1990s	32,232 deaths	27,222 deaths	5,010 deaths	Congo
2000s	35,839 deaths	28,413 deaths	7,426 deaths	Congo
2010s	37,189 deaths	31,601 deaths	5,587 deaths	Congo
2020s	39,570 deaths	36,656 deaths	2,914 deaths	Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of deaths, Congo or New Zealand?: Congo, at 38,880 deaths against 37,684 deaths in New Zealand as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of deaths between Congo and New Zealand?: 1,196 deaths, with Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and New Zealand?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Congo and New Zealand rank globally for number of deaths?: Congo ranks 122nd and New Zealand ranks 123rd 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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