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

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 Nigeria: Number of stillbirths

Democratic Republic of Congo

116,021

in 2023

Nigeria

183,749

in 2023

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

5th

Nigeria rank

3rd

Number of stillbirths over time

Democratic Republic of Congo
Nigeria

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 183,749 against 116,021 in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 67,728.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.6 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.

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

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 5th and Nigeria ranks 3rd of 197 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Democratic Republic of Congo	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
2000s	92,363	180,400	88,036	Nigeria
2010s	101,796	197,605	95,809	Nigeria
2020s	113,594	184,259	70,666	Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of stillbirths, Democratic Republic of Congo or Nigeria?: Nigeria, at 183,749 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 Nigeria?: 67,728, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Nigeria?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Nigeria rank globally for number of stillbirths?: Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 5th and Nigeria ranks 3rd 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

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