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Deaths in Democratic Republic of the Congo

Deaths in Democratic Republic of the Congo was 901,851 in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is down 1.4% from 2022. That is the 11th highest of 236 countries in 2023.

2023, count901,851 Estimated
Change on 2022-1.4%
Rank11th of 236Countries ranked
Series high929,9972021
Series low326,7901951
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Deaths in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1950 to 2023

200K400K600K800K1M19501961197219831994200520231950: 327,302 count1951: 326,790 count1952: 326,949 count1953: 328,590 count1954: 331,077 count1955: 333,182 count1956: 336,212 count1957: 338,910 count1958: 343,173 count1959: 348,369 count1960: 354,892 count1961: 371,265 count1962: 377,897 count1963: 384,849 count1964: 401,839 count1965: 403,189 count1966: 395,330 count1967: 404,256 count1968: 411,203 count1969: 418,360 count1970: 424,595 count1971: 431,573 count1972: 437,415 count1973: 444,377 count1974: 451,522 count1975: 458,682 count1976: 466,841 count1977: 474,426 count1978: 489,218 count1979: 495,054 count1980: 507,105 count1981: 518,353 count1982: 528,994 count1983: 540,054 count1984: 551,629 count1985: 568,180 count1986: 579,571 count1987: 590,077 count1988: 599,936 count1989: 609,242 count1990: 618,471 count1991: 630,166 count1992: 640,510 count1993: 656,103 count1994: 673,191 count1995: 702,026 count1996: 748,401 count1997: 724,672 count1998: 750,382 count1999: 761,936 count2000: 738,367 count2001: 749,768 count2002: 763,464 count2003: 764,535 count2004: 764,415 count2005: 769,819 count2006: 776,058 count2007: 782,827 count2008: 789,712 count2009: 797,319 count2010: 799,042 count2011: 805,377 count2012: 814,063 count2013: 821,895 count2014: 830,672 count2015: 838,652 count2016: 845,922 count2017: 859,293 count2018: 868,697 count2019: 879,238 count2020: 893,708 count2021: 929,997 count2022: 914,409 count2023: 901,851 count200K400K600K800K1M19501975200020232023: 901,851 count
count. Source: UN WPP, World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2024-12-13.
All 74 values
Periodcount
2023901,851 Estimated
2022914,409 Estimated
2021929,997 Estimated
2020893,708 Estimated
2019879,238 Estimated
2018868,697 Estimated
2017859,293 Estimated
2016845,922 Estimated
2015838,652 Estimated
2014830,672 Estimated
2013821,895 Estimated
2012814,063 Estimated
2011805,377 Estimated
2010799,042 Estimated
2009797,319 Estimated
2008789,712 Estimated
2007782,827 Estimated
2006776,058 Estimated
2005769,819 Estimated
2004764,415 Estimated
2003764,535 Estimated
2002763,464 Estimated
2001749,768 Estimated
2000738,367 Estimated
1999761,936 Estimated
1998750,382 Estimated
1997724,672 Estimated
1996748,401 Estimated
1995702,026 Estimated
1994673,191 Estimated
1993656,103 Estimated
1992640,510 Estimated
1991630,166 Estimated
1990618,471 Estimated
1989609,242 Estimated
1988599,936 Estimated
1987590,077 Estimated
1986579,571 Estimated
1985568,180 Estimated
1984551,629 Estimated
1983540,054 Estimated
1982528,994 Estimated
1981518,353 Estimated
1980507,105 Estimated
1979495,054 Estimated
1978489,218 Estimated
1977474,426 Estimated
1976466,841 Estimated
1975458,682 Estimated
1974451,522 Estimated
1973444,377 Estimated
1972437,415 Estimated
1971431,573 Estimated
1970424,595 Estimated
1969418,360 Estimated
1968411,203 Estimated
1967404,256 Estimated
1966395,330 Estimated
1965403,189 Estimated
1964401,839 Estimated
1963384,849 Estimated
1962377,897 Estimated
1961371,265 Estimated
1960354,892 Estimated
1959348,369 Estimated
1958343,173 Estimated
1957338,910 Estimated
1956336,212 Estimated
1955333,182 Estimated
1954331,077 Estimated
1953328,590 Estimated
1952326,949 Estimated
1951326,790 Estimated
1950327,302 Estimated

Democratic Republic of the Congo compared with nearby places

United Arab Emirates: 9,916 countAfghanistan: 240,296 countAntigua and Barbuda: 643 countAlbania: 23,428 countArmenia: 27,579 countAngola: 254,482 countArgentina: 349,195 countAustria: 93,223 countAustralia: 183,924 countAzerbaijan: 67,842 countBosnia and Herzegovina: 42,861 countBangladesh: 859,075 countBelgium: 113,791 countBurkina Faso: 183,375 countBulgaria: 102,980 countBurundi: 91,963 countBenin: 124,132 countBrunei: 2,400 countBolivia: 87,812 countBrazil: 1,494,154 countBahamas: 3,480 countBhutan: 4,805 countBotswana: 14,197 countBelarus: 121,587 countBelize: 2,025 countCanada: 311,824 countDemocratic Republic of the Congo: 901,851 countCentral African Republic: 48,529 countRepublic of the Congo: 38,880 countSwitzerland: 73,788 countCôte d’Ivoire: 238,741 countChile: 127,691 countCameroon: 202,882 countChina: 11,684,177 countColombia: 282,433 countCosta Rica: 27,861 countCuba: 111,819 countCape Verde: 2,642 countCyprus: 9,499 countCzechia: 113,525 countGermany: 1,034,140 countDjibouti: 8,596 countDenmark: 57,275 countDominican Republic: 70,823 countAlgeria: 214,259 countEcuador: 92,204 countEstonia: 16,693 countEgypt: 625,449 countWestern Sahara: 3,678 countEritrea: 20,984 countSpain: 447,463 countEthiopia: 767,018 countFinland: 59,984 countFiji: 8,553 countFalkland Islands: 27 countFaroe Islands: 564 countFrance: 616,095 countGabon: 15,577 countUnited Kingdom: 653,747 countGeorgia: 45,077 countGhana: 237,869 countGreenland: 551 countGambia: 16,975 countGuinea: 131,455 countEquatorial Guinea: 14,556 countGreece: 127,018 countGuatemala: 87,523 countGuinea-Bissau: 15,181 countGuyana: 6,049 countHong Kong: 57,190 countHonduras: 47,670 countCroatia: 55,029 countHaiti: 90,966 countHungary: 128,063 countIndonesia: 2,117,706 countIreland: 35,550 countIsrael: 51,294 countIsle of Man: 882 countIndia: 9,507,008 countIraq: 186,266 countIran: 423,367 countIceland: 2,612 countItaly: 663,448 countJamaica: 22,933 countJordan: 34,873 countJapan: 1,524,430 countKenya: 399,024 countKyrgyzstan: 42,200 countCambodia: 111,340 countKiribati: 934 countNorth Korea: 255,826 countSouth Korea: 345,502 countKuwait: 8,624 countCayman Islands: 351 countKazakhstan: 136,388 countLaos: 47,682 countLebanon: 34,419 countSri Lanka: 162,453 countLiberia: 44,333 countLesotho: 24,612 countLithuania: 40,940 countLuxembourg: 4,642 countLatvia: 27,614 countLibya: 48,610 countMorocco: 212,624 countMoldova: 41,730 countMontenegro: 7,209 countMadagascar: 234,841 countNorth Macedonia: 19,863 countMali: 205,047 countMyanmar: 495,470 countMongolia: 20,340 countMauritania: 27,725 countMauritius: 11,124 countMalawi: 113,181 countMexico: 799,366 countMalaysia: 181,166 countMozambique: 235,520 countNamibia: 18,279 countNew Caledonia: 1,818 countNiger: 231,746 countNigeria: 2,675,442 countNicaragua: 31,294 countNetherlands: 166,338 countNorway: 44,143 countNepal: 205,841 countNew Zealand: 37,686 countOman: 9,597 countPanama: 21,272 countPeru: 185,861 countFrench Polynesia: 1,026 countPapua New Guinea: 67,700 countPhilippines: 716,490 countPakistan: 1,600,313 countPoland: 412,310 countPuerto Rico: 34,664 countPalestine: 38,937 countPortugal: 115,917 countPalau: 204 countParaguay: 39,034 countQatar: 2,771 countRomania: 257,119 countSerbia: 93,928 countRussia: 1,794,857 countRwanda: 82,826 countSaudi Arabia: 77,837 countSolomon Islands: 4,113 countSudan: 320,491 countSweden: 93,944 countSingapore: 27,728 countSlovenia: 21,581 countSlovakia: 54,167 countSierra Leone: 70,116 countSenegal: 100,882 countSomalia: 180,554 countSuriname: 4,182 countSouth Sudan: 110,339 countEl Salvador: 47,443 countSyria: 118,900 countEswatini: 9,475 countChad: 213,123 countTogo: 71,661 countThailand: 637,306 countTajikistan: 47,595 countTimor-Leste: 10,065 countTurkmenistan: 42,575 countTunisia: 74,071 countTürkiye: 551,598 countTrinidad and Tobago: 12,577 countTaiwan: 205,339 countTanzania: 385,799 countUkraine: 495,421 countUganda: 235,583 countUnited States: 2,975,658 countUruguay: 33,145 countUzbekistan: 221,249 countVenezuela: 213,955 countVietnam: 659,980 countVanuatu: 1,629 countSamoa: 1,334 countYemen: 188,764 countSouth Africa: 584,015 countZambia: 107,917 countZimbabwe: 124,412 count
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Deaths, 2023, count. Democratic Republic of the Congo is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths). Modelled estimate. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Retrieved 2026-10-12. CC BY 3.0 IGO.

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths) (Deaths, Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1950 to 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz

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World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths), Deaths, Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1950 to 2023. United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division, 13 Dec. 2024, https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/deaths/democratic-republic-of-the-congo. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. 2024. World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths). Deaths, Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1950 to 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/deaths/democratic-republic-of-the-congo.

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024) World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths), Deaths, Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1950 to 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/deaths/democratic-republic-of-the-congo (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the deaths in Democratic Republic of the Congo?

Deaths in Democratic Republic of the Congo was 901,851 in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is down 1.4% from 2022. That is the 11th highest of 236 countries in 2023.

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest deaths in Democratic Republic of the Congo?

929,997 in 2021, the highest value since 1950 in this series.

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