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

35 years are reported by both, from 1990 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 deaths ages 15-19 years. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Democratic Republic of Congo vs World: Number of deaths ages 15-19 years

Democratic Republic of Congo

31,921

in 2024

World

561,362

in 2024

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

3rd

World rank

1st

Number of deaths ages 15-19 years over time

Democratic Republic of Congo
World

How they compare

World currently reports 561,362 against 31,921 in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 529,441.

That makes World's figure about 17.6 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, World has been ahead every year.

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

World has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Democratic Republic of Congo	World	Difference	Ahead
1990s	18,132	799,440	781,309	World
2000s	20,913	729,773	708,860	World
2010s	23,702	607,399	583,697	World
2020s	29,958	569,007	539,049	World

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of deaths ages 15-19 years, Democratic Republic of Congo or World?: World, at 561,362 against 31,921 in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of deaths ages 15-19 years between Democratic Republic of Congo and World?: 529,441, with World ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and World?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and World rank globally for number of deaths ages 15-19 years?: Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 3rd and World 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 deaths ages 15-19 years. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of deaths ages 15-19 years
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, 8,505 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

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