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

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 5-9 years. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Congo, Democratic Republic of the vs Nigeria: Number of deaths ages 5-9 years

Congo, Democratic Republic of the

33,158

in 2024

Nigeria

86,235

in 2024

Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank

3rd

Nigeria rank

1st

Number of deaths ages 5-9 years over time

Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Nigeria

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 86,235 against 33,158 in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, a difference of 53,077.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 2.6 times Congo, Democratic Republic of the's.

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

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

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Congo, Democratic Republic of the	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
1990s	33,761	71,762	38,000	Nigeria
2000s	37,005	72,550	35,544	Nigeria
2010s	31,871	79,309	47,438	Nigeria
2020s	32,975	86,504	53,528	Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of deaths ages 5-9 years, Congo, Democratic Republic of the or Nigeria?: Nigeria, at 86,235 against 33,158 in Congo, Democratic Republic of the as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of deaths ages 5-9 years between Congo, Democratic Republic of the and Nigeria?: 53,077, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo, Democratic Republic of the and Nigeria?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Congo, Democratic Republic of the and Nigeria rank globally for number of deaths ages 5-9 years?: Congo, Democratic Republic of the 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 deaths ages 5-9 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 5-9 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

Number of deaths of children ages 5-9 years