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

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 Nigeria: Number of under-five deaths

Democratic Republic of Congo

385,039

in 2024

Nigeria

855,676

in 2024

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

3rd

Nigeria rank

1st

Number of under-five deaths over time

Democratic Republic of Congo
Nigeria

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 855,676 against 385,039 in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 470,637.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 2.2 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.

Across all 51 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 3rd and Nigeria ranks 1st of 196 countries.

Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Democratic Republic of Congo	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
1970s	230,879	703,427	472,548	Nigeria
1980s	258,387	772,786	514,399	Nigeria
1990s	346,360	910,876	564,516	Nigeria
2000s	342,587	880,846	538,259	Nigeria
2010s	309,740	854,512	544,772	Nigeria
2020s	375,184	853,687	478,502	Nigeria

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 Nigeria?: Nigeria, at 855,676 against 385,039 in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of under-five deaths between Democratic Republic of Congo and Nigeria?: 470,637, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Nigeria?: 51 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2024.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Nigeria rank globally for number of under-five deaths?: Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 3rd and Nigeria ranks 1st of 196 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: 243 places, 13,069 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Number of children dying before reaching age five.