Which has higher child mortality rate, Central African Republic or Guinea?

Central African Republic, at 9.5% against 9.3% in Guinea as of 2023.

What is the difference in child mortality rate between Central African Republic and Guinea?

0.2%, with Central African Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Guinea?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Central African Republic vs Guinea: Child mortality rate

Central African Republic

9.5%

in 2023

Guinea

9.3%

in 2023

Central African Republic rank

7th

Guinea rank

8th

Child mortality rate over time

Central African Republic
Guinea

How they compare

Central African Republic currently reports 9.5% against 9.3% in Guinea, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Guinea ahead.

Central African Republic ranks 7th and Guinea ranks 8th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Central African Republic averaged higher in 3 and Guinea in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Central African Republic	Guinea	Difference	Ahead
1950s	30.1%	35.5%	5.4%	Guinea
1960s	25.4%	33.6%	8.2%	Guinea
1970s	20.6%	30.5%	9.8%	Guinea
1980s	18.2%	26.0%	7.8%	Guinea
1990s	17.3%	20.3%	3.1%	Guinea
2000s	18.2%	14.3%	3.9%	Central African Republic
2010s	14.8%	11.3%	3.5%	Central African Republic
2020s	19.2%	9.7%	9.5%	Central African Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher child mortality rate, Central African Republic or Guinea?: Central African Republic, at 9.5% against 9.3% in Guinea as of 2023.
What is the difference in child mortality rate between Central African Republic and Guinea?: 0.2%, with Central African Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Guinea?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Central African Republic and Guinea rank globally for child mortality rate?: Central African Republic ranks 7th and Guinea ranks 8th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Child mortality rate
Unit: % of children
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Share of children who die before reaching the age of 5.