Central African Republic vs South Sudan: Child mortality
Central African Republic
8.97 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
South Sudan
9.67 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Central African Republic rank
8th
South Sudan rank
5th
Child mortality over time
- Central African Republic
- South Sudan
How they compare
South Sudan currently reports 9.67 deaths per 100 live births against 8.97 deaths per 100 live births in Central African Republic, a difference of 0.7 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes South Sudan's figure about 1.1 times Central African Republic's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 225 shared years of data; in 1800 it was South Sudan ahead.
Central African Republic ranks 8th and South Sudan ranks 5th of 203 countries.
Across the 23 decades both report, Central African Republic averaged higher in 2 and South Sudan in 21.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Central African Republic | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 44.38 deaths per 100 live births | 49.01 deaths per 100 live births | 4.63 deaths per 100 live births | South Sudan |
| 1810s | 44.38 deaths per 100 live births | 49.01 deaths per 100 live births | 4.63 deaths per 100 live births | South Sudan |
| 1820s | 44.38 deaths per 100 live births | 49.01 deaths per 100 live births | 4.63 deaths per 100 live births | South Sudan |
| 1830s | 44.38 deaths per 100 live births | 49.01 deaths per 100 live births | 4.63 deaths per 100 live births | South Sudan |
| 1840s | 44.38 deaths per 100 live births | 49.01 deaths per 100 live births | 4.63 deaths per 100 live births | South Sudan |
| 1850s | 44.38 deaths per 100 live births | 49.01 deaths per 100 live births | 4.63 deaths per 100 live births | South Sudan |
| 1860s | 44.38 deaths per 100 live births | 49.01 deaths per 100 live births | 4.63 deaths per 100 live births | South Sudan |
| 1870s | 44.38 deaths per 100 live births | 49.01 deaths per 100 live births | 4.63 deaths per 100 live births | South Sudan |
| 1880s | 44.38 deaths per 100 live births | 49.01 deaths per 100 live births | 4.63 deaths per 100 live births | South Sudan |
| 1890s | 44.36 deaths per 100 live births | 48.99 deaths per 100 live births | 4.63 deaths per 100 live births | South Sudan |
| 1900s | 44.03 deaths per 100 live births | 47.83 deaths per 100 live births | 3.8 deaths per 100 live births | South Sudan |
| 1910s | 43.13 deaths per 100 live births | 45.53 deaths per 100 live births | 2.4 deaths per 100 live births | South Sudan |
| 1920s | 42.09 deaths per 100 live births | 43.33 deaths per 100 live births | 1.24 deaths per 100 live births | South Sudan |
| 1930s | 40.1 deaths per 100 live births | 41.24 deaths per 100 live births | 1.14 deaths per 100 live births | South Sudan |
| 1940s | 36.61 deaths per 100 live births | 39.25 deaths per 100 live births | 2.64 deaths per 100 live births | South Sudan |
| 1950s | 30.62 deaths per 100 live births | 36.86 deaths per 100 live births | 6.24 deaths per 100 live births | South Sudan |
| 1960s | 25.93 deaths per 100 live births | 37.48 deaths per 100 live births | 11.55 deaths per 100 live births | South Sudan |
| 1970s | 20.88 deaths per 100 live births | 31.4 deaths per 100 live births | 10.51 deaths per 100 live births | South Sudan |
| 1980s | 18.29 deaths per 100 live births | 33.74 deaths per 100 live births | 15.46 deaths per 100 live births | South Sudan |
| 1990s | 17.46 deaths per 100 live births | 28.91 deaths per 100 live births | 11.45 deaths per 100 live births | South Sudan |
| 2000s | 18.5 deaths per 100 live births | 14.39 deaths per 100 live births | 4.11 deaths per 100 live births | Central African Republic |
| 2010s | 14.89 deaths per 100 live births | 16.24 deaths per 100 live births | 1.35 deaths per 100 live births | South Sudan |
| 2020s | 18.2 deaths per 100 live births | 9.67 deaths per 100 live births | 8.52 deaths per 100 live births | Central African Republic |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality, Central African Republic or South Sudan?
- South Sudan, at 9.67 deaths per 100 live births against 8.97 deaths per 100 live births in Central African Republic as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality between Central African Republic and South Sudan?
- 0.7 deaths per 100 live births, with South Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and South Sudan?
- 225 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2024.
- How do Central African Republic and South Sudan rank globally for child mortality?
- Central African Republic ranks 8th and South Sudan ranks 5th of 203 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.