Democratic Republic of Congo vs Nigeria: Number of stillbirths

Democratic Republic of Congo
116,021
in 2023
Nigeria
183,749
in 2023
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
5th
Nigeria rank
3rd

Number of stillbirths over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Nigeria
050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k200020112023

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 183,749 against 116,021 in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 67,728.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.6 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.

Across all 24 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.

Globally, Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 5th and Nigeria ranks 3rd of 195 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Number of stillbirths
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
239 places, 5,736 data points, 2000–2023
Last refreshed

Number of fetal deaths at 28 weeks or more of gestation