Central African Republic vs Nigeria: Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex
Central African Republic
65.59 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Nigeria
67.32 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Central African Republic rank
3rd
Nigeria rank
2nd
Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex over time
- Central African Republic
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 67.32 deaths per 1,000 people against 65.59 deaths per 1,000 people in Central African Republic, a difference of 1.73 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Central African Republic ahead.
Central African Republic ranks 3rd and Nigeria ranks 2nd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Central African Republic averaged higher in 5 and Nigeria in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Central African Republic | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 178.93 deaths per 1,000 people | 162.03 deaths per 1,000 people | 16.91 deaths per 1,000 people | Central African Republic |
| 1960s | 158.11 deaths per 1,000 people | 153.87 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.24 deaths per 1,000 people | Central African Republic |
| 1970s | 133.8 deaths per 1,000 people | 135.75 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.95 deaths per 1,000 people | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 119.49 deaths per 1,000 people | 119.69 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.1932 deaths per 1,000 people | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 113.94 deaths per 1,000 people | 116.21 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.27 deaths per 1,000 people | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 116.63 deaths per 1,000 people | 96.09 deaths per 1,000 people | 20.54 deaths per 1,000 people | Central African Republic |
| 2010s | 92.72 deaths per 1,000 people | 79.95 deaths per 1,000 people | 12.77 deaths per 1,000 people | Central African Republic |
| 2020s | 109.65 deaths per 1,000 people | 70.11 deaths per 1,000 people | 39.54 deaths per 1,000 people | Central African Republic |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex, Central African Republic or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 67.32 deaths per 1,000 people against 65.59 deaths per 1,000 people in Central African Republic as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex between Central African Republic and Nigeria?
- 1.73 deaths per 1,000 people, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Nigeria?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Central African Republic and Nigeria rank globally for annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex?
- Central African Republic ranks 3rd and Nigeria ranks 2nd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Death rate, calculated as the number of deaths divided by the average number of people alive during the interval.