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?

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.

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

Congo, Democratic Republic of the

247,025

in 2024

Nigeria

519,644

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 against 247,025 in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, a difference of 272,619.

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 197 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	384,969	262,025	Nigeria
1980s	144,229	392,562	248,333	Nigeria
1990s	197,841	481,558	283,717	Nigeria
2000s	202,928	495,251	292,324	Nigeria
2010s	190,738	495,123	304,385	Nigeria
2020s	238,557	509,585	271,027	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 against 247,025 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, 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 197 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: 244 places, 13,444 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Number of infants dying before reaching one year of age.