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

40 years are reported by both, from 1985 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 neonatal deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Democratic Republic of Congo vs Nigeria: Number of neonatal deaths

Democratic Republic of Congo

105,425

in 2024

Nigeria

295,006

in 2024

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

4th

Nigeria rank

2nd

Number of neonatal deaths over time

Democratic Republic of Congo
Nigeria

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 295,006 against 105,425 in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 189,581.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 2.8 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.

Across all 40 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 4th and Nigeria ranks 2nd of 197 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	61,824	199,362	137,539	Nigeria
1990s	72,335	236,326	163,991	Nigeria
2000s	77,675	254,614	176,939	Nigeria
2010s	84,738	277,596	192,858	Nigeria
2020s	101,873	290,179	188,306	Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, Democratic Republic of Congo or Nigeria?: Nigeria, at 295,006 against 105,425 in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between Democratic Republic of Congo and Nigeria?: 189,581, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Nigeria?: 40 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2024.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Nigeria rank globally for number of neonatal deaths?: Democratic Republic of Congo 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 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
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, 11,580 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 29 October 2026

Number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age.