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

175,116, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

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

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

Where does this data come from?

UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Number of infant deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Democratic Republic of Congo vs Niger: Number of infant deaths

Democratic Republic of Congo

247,025

in 2024

Niger

71,909

in 2024

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

4th

Niger rank

7th

Number of infant deaths over time

Democratic Republic of Congo
Niger

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 247,025 against 71,909 in Niger, a difference of 175,116.

That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 3.4 times Niger's.

Across all 55 years both countries report, Democratic Republic of Congo has been ahead every year.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 4th and Niger ranks 7th of 196 countries.

Democratic Republic of Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Democratic Republic of Congo	Niger	Difference	Ahead
1970s	122,944	42,190	80,754	Democratic Republic of Congo
1980s	144,229	55,653	88,576	Democratic Republic of Congo
1990s	197,841	65,366	132,475	Democratic Republic of Congo
2000s	202,928	59,540	143,387	Democratic Republic of Congo
2010s	190,738	61,991	128,747	Democratic Republic of Congo
2020s	238,557	70,267	168,290	Democratic Republic of Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infant deaths, Democratic Republic of Congo or Niger?: Democratic Republic of Congo, at 247,025 against 71,909 in Niger as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of infant deaths between Democratic Republic of Congo and Niger?: 175,116, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Niger?: 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Niger rank globally for number of infant deaths?: Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 4th and Niger ranks 7th of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), 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
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 243 places, 13,405 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Number of infants dying before reaching one year of age.