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

39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO), published as Number of maternal deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Democratic Republic of Congo vs Nigeria: Number of maternal deaths

Democratic Republic of Congo

19,000

in 2023

Nigeria

75,000

in 2023

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

2nd

Nigeria rank

1st

Number of maternal deaths over time

Democratic Republic of Congo
Nigeria

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 75,000 against 19,000 in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 56,000.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 3.9 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.

Across all 39 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 2nd and Nigeria ranks 1st of 194 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Democratic Republic of Congo	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
1980s	13,400	54,000	40,600	Nigeria
1990s	13,200	58,300	45,100	Nigeria
2000s	15,600	67,700	52,100	Nigeria
2010s	18,900	82,400	63,500	Nigeria
2020s	19,750	76,000	56,250	Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of maternal deaths, Democratic Republic of Congo or Nigeria?: Nigeria, at 75,000 against 19,000 in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of maternal deaths between Democratic Republic of Congo and Nigeria?: 56,000, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Nigeria?: 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Nigeria rank globally for number of maternal deaths?: Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 2nd and Nigeria ranks 1st of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO), published as Number of maternal deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of maternal deaths
Source: Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 241 places, 9,399 data points, 1985–2023
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

A maternal death refers to the death of a woman while pregnant or within 42 days of termination of pregnancy, irrespective of the duration and site of the pregnancy, from any cause related to or aggravated by the pregnancy or its management but not from accidental or incidental causes.