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

212,531 deaths, with Nigeria ahead.

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

70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.

Where does this data come from?

IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of neonatal 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 neonatal deaths

Congo, Democratic Republic of the

64,656 deaths

in 2019

Nigeria

277,187 deaths

in 2019

Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank

5th

Nigeria rank

2nd

Number of neonatal deaths over time

Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Nigeria

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 277,187 deaths against 64,656 deaths in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, a difference of 212,531 deaths.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 4.3 times Congo, Democratic Republic of the's.

Across all 70 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.

Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 5th and Nigeria ranks 2nd of 204 countries.

Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Congo, Democratic Republic of the	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
1950s	39,317 deaths	139,326 deaths	100,009 deaths	Nigeria
1960s	49,264 deaths	155,658 deaths	106,394 deaths	Nigeria
1970s	57,549 deaths	176,412 deaths	118,863 deaths	Nigeria
1980s	65,280 deaths	189,516 deaths	124,236 deaths	Nigeria
1990s	74,808 deaths	237,352 deaths	162,544 deaths	Nigeria
2000s	87,261 deaths	286,856 deaths	199,595 deaths	Nigeria
2010s	76,093 deaths	290,644 deaths	214,551 deaths	Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, Congo, Democratic Republic of the or Nigeria?: Nigeria, at 277,187 deaths against 64,656 deaths in Congo, Democratic Republic of the as of 2019.
What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between Congo, Democratic Republic of the and Nigeria?: 212,531 deaths, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo, Democratic Republic of the and Nigeria?: 70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.
How do Congo, Democratic Republic of the and Nigeria rank globally for number of neonatal deaths?: Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 5th and Nigeria ranks 2nd of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?: IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of neonatal deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of neonatal deaths
Unit: deaths
Source: IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 204 places, 14,280 data points, 1950–2019
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Deaths in children aged 0-27 days.