What is the difference in number of under-five deaths between Democratic Republic of Congo and Niger?

266,594, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

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

51 years are reported by both, from 1974 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 under-five deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Democratic Republic of Congo vs Niger: Number of under-five deaths

Democratic Republic of Congo

385,039

in 2024

Niger

118,445

in 2024

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

3rd

Niger rank

6th

Number of under-five deaths over time

Democratic Republic of Congo
Niger

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 385,039 against 118,445 in Niger, a difference of 266,594.

That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 3.3 times Niger's.

Across all 51 years both countries report, Democratic Republic of Congo has been ahead every year.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 3rd and Niger ranks 6th of 197 countries.

Democratic Republic of Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Democratic Republic of Congo	Niger	Difference	Ahead
1970s	230,879	97,394	133,485	Democratic Republic of Congo
1980s	258,387	124,000	134,386	Democratic Republic of Congo
1990s	346,360	137,903	208,456	Democratic Republic of Congo
2000s	342,587	116,424	226,162	Democratic Republic of Congo
2010s	309,740	110,368	199,371	Democratic Republic of Congo
2020s	375,184	117,845	257,339	Democratic Republic of Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of under-five deaths, Democratic Republic of Congo or Niger?: Democratic Republic of Congo, at 385,039 against 118,445 in Niger as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of under-five deaths between Democratic Republic of Congo and Niger?: 266,594, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Niger?: 51 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2024.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Niger rank globally for number of under-five deaths?: Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 3rd and Niger ranks 6th 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 under-five deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of under-five 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, 13,104 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 29 October 2026

Number of children dying before reaching age five.