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

253,181.0%, with Nigeria ahead.

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

54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing 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

190,533.0%

in 2023

Nigeria

443,714.0%

in 2023

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 443,714.0% against 190,533.0% in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, a difference of 253,181.0%.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 2.3 times Congo, Democratic Republic of the's.

Across all 54 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	124,608.2%	373,115.7%	248,507.5%	Nigeria
1980s	149,046.9%	393,994.2%	244,947.3%	Nigeria
1990s	187,425.5%	487,394.2%	299,968.7%	Nigeria
2000s	198,406.6%	514,682.1%	316,275.5%	Nigeria
2010s	193,039.6%	504,883.3%	311,843.7%	Nigeria
2020s	191,428.2%	452,777.8%	261,349.5%	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 443,714.0% against 190,533.0% in Congo, Democratic Republic of the as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of infant deaths between Congo, Democratic Republic of the and Nigeria?: 253,181.0%, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo, Democratic Republic of the and Nigeria?: 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
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?: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing 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: %
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 12,536 data points, 1951–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

The number of infants dying before reaching one year of age.