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

60,236 deaths, with Nigeria ahead.

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

36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.

Where does this data come from?

UN MMEIG (2023) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of maternal deaths by region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Congo, Democratic Republic of the vs Nigeria: Number of maternal deaths by region

Congo, Democratic Republic of the

21,511 deaths

in 2020

Nigeria

81,747 deaths

in 2020

Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank

3rd

Nigeria rank

1st

Number of maternal deaths by region over time

Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Nigeria

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 81,747 deaths against 21,511 deaths in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, a difference of 60,236 deaths.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 3.8 times Congo, Democratic Republic of the's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.

Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 3rd and Nigeria ranks 1st of 185 countries.

Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Congo, Democratic Republic of the	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
1980s	16,026 deaths	49,641 deaths	33,615 deaths	Nigeria
1990s	15,313 deaths	55,750 deaths	40,437 deaths	Nigeria
2000s	15,906 deaths	65,732 deaths	49,827 deaths	Nigeria
2010s	19,438 deaths	80,791 deaths	61,353 deaths	Nigeria
2020s	21,511 deaths	81,747 deaths	60,236 deaths	Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of maternal deaths by region, Congo, Democratic Republic of the or Nigeria?: Nigeria, at 81,747 deaths against 21,511 deaths in Congo, Democratic Republic of the as of 2020.
What is the difference in number of maternal deaths by region between Congo, Democratic Republic of the and Nigeria?: 60,236 deaths, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo, Democratic Republic of the and Nigeria?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Congo, Democratic Republic of the and Nigeria rank globally for number of maternal deaths by region?: Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 3rd and Nigeria ranks 1st of 185 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN MMEIG (2023) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of maternal deaths by region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of maternal deaths by region
Unit: deaths
Source: UN MMEIG (2023) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 185 places, 6,660 data points, 1985–2020
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Estimated number of maternal deaths in a given year.