Democratic Republic of Congo vs Nigeria: Number of under-five deaths

Democratic Republic of Congo

385,039

in 2024

Nigeria

855,676

in 2024

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

3rd

Nigeria rank

1st

Number of under-five deaths over time

Nigeria currently reports 855,676 against 385,039 in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 470,637.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 2.2 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.

Across all 51 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.

Globally, Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 3rd and Nigeria ranks 1st of 195 countries.

Indicator: Number of under-five deaths
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, 13,069 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Number of children dying before reaching age five.