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

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.

Democratic Republic of Congo vs Ethiopia: Number of stillbirths

Democratic Republic of Congo

116,021

in 2023

Ethiopia

125,714

in 2023

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

5th

Ethiopia rank

4th

Number of stillbirths over time

Democratic Republic of Congo
Ethiopia

How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 125,714 against 116,021 in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 9,693.

That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.1 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.

Across all 24 years both countries report, Ethiopia has been ahead every year.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 5th and Ethiopia ranks 4th of 197 countries.

Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Democratic Republic of Congo	Ethiopia	Difference	Ahead
2000s	92,363	141,684	49,320	Ethiopia
2010s	101,796	123,911	22,115	Ethiopia
2020s	113,594	124,154	10,561	Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of stillbirths, Democratic Republic of Congo or Ethiopia?: Ethiopia, at 125,714 against 116,021 in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of stillbirths between Democratic Republic of Congo and Ethiopia?: 9,693, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Ethiopia?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Ethiopia rank globally for number of stillbirths?: Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 5th and Ethiopia ranks 4th 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: 29 October 2026

Number of fetal deaths at 28 weeks or more of gestation