Central African Republic vs Somalia: Annual death rates at different ages
Central African Republic
72.14 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Somalia
69.83 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Central African Republic rank
3rd
Somalia rank
4th
Annual death rates at different ages over time
- Central African Republic
- Somalia
How they compare
Central African Republic currently reports 72.14 deaths per 1,000 people against 69.83 deaths per 1,000 people in Somalia, a difference of 2.31 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Central African Republic ahead.
Central African Republic ranks 3rd and Somalia ranks 4th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Central African Republic averaged higher in 6 and Somalia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Central African Republic | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 190.31 deaths per 1,000 people | 162.33 deaths per 1,000 people | 27.98 deaths per 1,000 people | Central African Republic |
| 1960s | 167.73 deaths per 1,000 people | 148.35 deaths per 1,000 people | 19.38 deaths per 1,000 people | Central African Republic |
| 1970s | 142.26 deaths per 1,000 people | 139.67 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.59 deaths per 1,000 people | Central African Republic |
| 1980s | 128.06 deaths per 1,000 people | 124.88 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.17 deaths per 1,000 people | Central African Republic |
| 1990s | 122.74 deaths per 1,000 people | 150.66 deaths per 1,000 people | 27.92 deaths per 1,000 people | Somalia |
| 2000s | 125.49 deaths per 1,000 people | 110.14 deaths per 1,000 people | 15.35 deaths per 1,000 people | Central African Republic |
| 2010s | 100.56 deaths per 1,000 people | 109.68 deaths per 1,000 people | 9.12 deaths per 1,000 people | Somalia |
| 2020s | 118.71 deaths per 1,000 people | 78.08 deaths per 1,000 people | 40.63 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 at different ages, Central African Republic or Somalia?
- Central African Republic, at 72.14 deaths per 1,000 people against 69.83 deaths per 1,000 people in Somalia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual death rates at different ages between Central African Republic and Somalia?
- 2.31 deaths per 1,000 people, with Central African Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Somalia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Central African Republic and Somalia rank globally for annual death rates at different ages?
- Central African Republic ranks 3rd and Somalia ranks 4th 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 at different ages. 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.