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Democratic Republic of Congo vs Nigeria: Stillbirth rate

Democratic Republic of Congo
2.59 deaths per 100 births
in 2023
Nigeria
2.39 deaths per 100 births
in 2023
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
10th
Nigeria rank
12th

Stillbirth rate over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 2.59 deaths per 100 births against 2.39 deaths per 100 births in Nigeria, a difference of 0.1981 deaths per 100 births.

That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.

Across all 24 years both countries report, Democratic Republic of Congo has been ahead every year.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 10th and Nigeria ranks 12th of 196 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Stillbirth rate
Unit
deaths per 100 births
Source
United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 4,776 data points, 2000–2023
Last refreshed

The estimated number of stillbirths, per 100 total births.