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

55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as Number of infant deaths, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Congo, Democratic Republic of the vs Nigeria: Number of infant deaths, female

Congo, Democratic Republic of the

108,968

in 2024

Nigeria

231,292

in 2024

Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank

4th

Nigeria rank

2nd

Number of infant deaths, female over time

Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Nigeria

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 231,292 against 108,968 in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, a difference of 122,324.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 2.1 times Congo, Democratic Republic of the's.

Across all 55 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.

Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 4th and Nigeria ranks 2nd of 197 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Congo, Democratic Republic of the	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
1970s	57,230	175,240	118,010	Nigeria
1980s	67,089	176,648	109,559	Nigeria
1990s	91,648	215,885	124,237	Nigeria
2000s	92,345	219,699	127,354	Nigeria
2010s	84,577	219,587	135,010	Nigeria
2020s	105,220	226,766	121,546	Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infant deaths, female, Congo, Democratic Republic of the or Nigeria?: Nigeria, at 231,292 against 108,968 in Congo, Democratic Republic of the as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of infant deaths, female between Congo, Democratic Republic of the and Nigeria?: 122,324, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo, Democratic Republic of the and Nigeria?: 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Congo, Democratic Republic of the and Nigeria rank globally for number of infant deaths, female?: Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 4th and Nigeria ranks 2nd of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as Number of infant deaths, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of infant deaths, female
Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 240 places, 13,304 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Number of female infants dying before reaching one year of age.