Democratic Republic of Congo vs Nigeria: Under-five deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), per capita

Democratic Republic of Congo
0.0035 units per person
in 2024
Nigeria
0.0037 units per person
in 2024
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
6th
Nigeria rank
5th

Under-five deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), per capita over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Nigeria
0.0050.010.0150.02196919962024

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 0.0037 units per person against 0.0035 units per person in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 0.0002 units per person.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Nigeria ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 6th and Nigeria ranks 5th 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 0.0096 units per person 0.0106 units per person 0.001 units per person Nigeria
1980s 0.0084 units per person 0.0092 units per person 0.0008 units per person Nigeria
1990s 0.008 units per person 0.0083 units per person 0.0003 units per person Nigeria
2000s 0.006 units per person 0.0062 units per person 0.0002 units per person Nigeria
2010s 0.0039 units per person 0.0046 units per person 0.0007 units per person Nigeria
2020s 0.0037 units per person 0.0038 units per person 0.0002 units per person Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher under-five deaths (un igme estimate, 2024), per capita, Democratic Republic of Congo or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 0.0037 units per person against 0.0035 units per person in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2024.
What is the difference in under-five deaths (un igme estimate, 2024), per capita between Democratic Republic of Congo and Nigeria?
0.0002 units per person, 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 under-five deaths (un igme estimate, 2024), per capita?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 6th and Nigeria ranks 5th of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Under-five deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Under-five deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
200 places, 11,594 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Under-five deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.