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

272,619 deaths, with Nigeria ahead.

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

55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of infant deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Congo, Democratic Republic of the vs Nigeria: Number of infant deaths

Congo, Democratic Republic of the

247,025 deaths

in 2024

Nigeria

519,644 deaths

in 2024

Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank

4th

Nigeria rank

2nd

Number of infant deaths over time

Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Nigeria

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 519,644 deaths against 247,025 deaths in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, a difference of 272,619 deaths.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 2.1 times Congo, Democratic Republic of the's.

Across all 55 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.

Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 4th and Nigeria ranks 2nd of 199 countries.

Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Congo, Democratic Republic of the	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
1970s	122,944 deaths	384,969 deaths	262,025 deaths	Nigeria
1980s	144,229 deaths	392,562 deaths	248,333 deaths	Nigeria
1990s	197,841 deaths	481,558 deaths	283,717 deaths	Nigeria
2000s	202,928 deaths	495,251 deaths	292,324 deaths	Nigeria
2010s	190,738 deaths	495,123 deaths	304,385 deaths	Nigeria
2020s	238,557 deaths	509,585 deaths	271,027 deaths	Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infant deaths, Congo, Democratic Republic of the or Nigeria?: Nigeria, at 519,644 deaths against 247,025 deaths in Congo, Democratic Republic of the as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of infant deaths between Congo, Democratic Republic of the and Nigeria?: 272,619 deaths, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo, Democratic Republic of the and Nigeria?: 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Congo, Democratic Republic of the and Nigeria rank globally for number of infant deaths?: Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 4th and Nigeria ranks 2nd of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of infant deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of infant deaths
Unit: deaths
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 12,788 data points, 1951–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Estimated number of deaths of children aged under 1 .