What is the difference in number of youth deaths between Congo, Democratic Republic of the and Niger?

297,877 deaths, with Congo, Democratic Republic of the ahead.

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

35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of youth deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Congo, Democratic Republic of the vs Niger: Number of youth deaths

Congo, Democratic Republic of the

440,235 deaths

in 2024

Niger

142,358 deaths

in 2024

Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank

3rd

Niger rank

6th

Number of youth deaths over time

Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Niger

How they compare

Congo, Democratic Republic of the currently reports 440,235 deaths against 142,358 deaths in Niger, a difference of 297,877 deaths.

That makes Congo, Democratic Republic of the's figure about 3.1 times Niger's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Congo, Democratic Republic of the has been ahead every year.

Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 3rd and Niger ranks 6th of 199 countries.

Congo, Democratic Republic of the has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Congo, Democratic Republic of the	Niger	Difference	Ahead
1990s	394,019 deaths	153,767 deaths	240,252 deaths	Congo, Democratic Republic of the
2000s	397,234 deaths	134,742 deaths	262,491 deaths	Congo, Democratic Republic of the
2010s	359,462 deaths	131,841 deaths	227,621 deaths	Congo, Democratic Republic of the
2020s	429,237 deaths	141,573 deaths	287,664 deaths	Congo, Democratic Republic of the

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of youth deaths, Congo, Democratic Republic of the or Niger?: Congo, Democratic Republic of the, at 440,235 deaths against 142,358 deaths in Niger as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of youth deaths between Congo, Democratic Republic of the and Niger?: 297,877 deaths, with Congo, Democratic Republic of the ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo, Democratic Republic of the and Niger?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Congo, Democratic Republic of the and Niger rank globally for number of youth deaths?: Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 3rd and Niger ranks 6th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of youth deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of youth deaths
Unit: deaths
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 6,965 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Estimated number of deaths of children aged under fifteen years.