Which has higher number of stillbirths, Afghanistan or Democratic Republic of Congo?

Democratic Republic of Congo, at 116,021 against 42,352 in Afghanistan as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of stillbirths between Afghanistan and Democratic Republic of Congo?

73,669, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

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

24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as Number of stillbirths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Afghanistan vs Democratic Republic of Congo: Number of stillbirths

Afghanistan

42,352

in 2023

Democratic Republic of Congo

116,021

in 2023

Afghanistan rank

8th

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

5th

Number of stillbirths over time

Afghanistan
Democratic Republic of Congo

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 116,021 against 42,352 in Afghanistan, a difference of 73,669.

That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 2.7 times Afghanistan's.

Across all 24 years both countries report, Democratic Republic of Congo has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 8th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 5th of 197 countries.

Democratic Republic of Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Afghanistan	Democratic Republic of Congo	Difference	Ahead
2000s	40,341	92,363	52,022	Democratic Republic of Congo
2010s	39,414	101,796	62,381	Democratic Republic of Congo
2020s	41,986	113,594	71,607	Democratic Republic of Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of stillbirths, Afghanistan or Democratic Republic of Congo?: Democratic Republic of Congo, at 116,021 against 42,352 in Afghanistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of stillbirths between Afghanistan and Democratic Republic of Congo?: 73,669, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Democratic Republic of Congo?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and Democratic Republic of Congo rank globally for number of stillbirths?: Afghanistan ranks 8th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 5th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as Number of stillbirths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of stillbirths
Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 240 places, 5,760 data points, 2000–2023
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Number of fetal deaths at 28 weeks or more of gestation