How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo 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, male. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Democratic Republic of Congo vs Nigeria: Number of infant deaths, male

Democratic Republic of Congo

138,057

in 2024

Nigeria

288,352

in 2024

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

4th

Nigeria rank

1st

Number of infant deaths, male over time

Democratic Republic of Congo
Nigeria

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 288,352 against 138,057 in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 150,295.

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

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

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 4th and Nigeria ranks 1st of 197 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	65,714	209,730	144,016	Nigeria
1980s	77,141	215,915	138,774	Nigeria
1990s	106,193	265,673	159,480	Nigeria
2000s	110,582	275,552	164,970	Nigeria
2010s	106,161	275,536	169,375	Nigeria
2020s	133,338	282,819	149,481	Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infant deaths, male, Democratic Republic of Congo or Nigeria?: Nigeria, at 288,352 against 138,057 in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of infant deaths, male between Democratic Republic of Congo and Nigeria?: 150,295, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Nigeria?: 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Nigeria rank globally for number of infant deaths, male?: Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 4th and Nigeria ranks 1st 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, male. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of infant deaths, male
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: 15 October 2026

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