Democratic Republic of Congo vs Nigeria: Number of child deaths per woman
Democratic Republic of Congo
0.4771 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Nigeria
0.5759 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
5th
Nigeria rank
2nd
Number of child deaths per woman over time
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 0.5759 under-five deaths per woman against 0.4771 under-five deaths per woman in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 0.0988 under-five deaths per woman.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.2 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1969 it was Nigeria ahead.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 5th and Nigeria ranks 2nd of 200 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 1 and Nigeria in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Democratic Republic of Congo | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.57 under-five deaths per woman | 2.56 under-five deaths per woman | 0.9907 under-five deaths per woman | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 1.46 under-five deaths per woman | 1.73 under-five deaths per woman | 0.274 under-five deaths per woman | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 1.28 under-five deaths per woman | 1.39 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1071 under-five deaths per woman | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 1.24 under-five deaths per woman | 1.25 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0121 under-five deaths per woman | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 0.9504 under-five deaths per woman | 0.9179 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0325 under-five deaths per woman | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2010s | 0.6071 under-five deaths per woman | 0.6792 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0721 under-five deaths per woman | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 0.526 under-five deaths per woman | 0.601 under-five deaths per woman | 0.075 under-five deaths per woman | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of child deaths per woman, Democratic Republic of Congo or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 0.5759 under-five deaths per woman against 0.4771 under-five deaths per woman in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of child deaths per woman between Democratic Republic of Congo and Nigeria?
- 0.0988 under-five deaths per woman, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Nigeria?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2024.
- How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Nigeria rank globally for number of child deaths per woman?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 5th and Nigeria ranks 2nd of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of child deaths per woman. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The fertility rate (average number of children per woman) multiplied by the under-five mortality rate (probability of dying before age five).