Central African Republic vs Democratic Republic of Congo: Child mortality rate vs. GDP per capita
Central African Republic
8.97 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Democratic Republic of Congo
8.97 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Central African Republic rank
8th
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
8th
Child mortality rate vs. GDP per capita over time
- Central African Republic
- Democratic Republic of Congo
How they compare
Central African Republic currently reports 8.97 deaths per 100 live births against 8.97 deaths per 100 live births in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 0 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Central African Republic ahead.
Central African Republic ranks 8th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 8th of 200 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Central African Republic averaged higher in 3 and Democratic Republic of Congo in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Central African Republic | Democratic Republic of Congo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 25.91 deaths per 100 live births | 26.52 deaths per 100 live births | 0.61 deaths per 100 live births | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1970s | 20.88 deaths per 100 live births | 22.78 deaths per 100 live births | 1.89 deaths per 100 live births | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1980s | 18.29 deaths per 100 live births | 19.37 deaths per 100 live births | 1.08 deaths per 100 live births | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1990s | 17.46 deaths per 100 live births | 18.5 deaths per 100 live births | 1.05 deaths per 100 live births | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2000s | 18.5 deaths per 100 live births | 14.32 deaths per 100 live births | 4.18 deaths per 100 live births | Central African Republic |
| 2010s | 14.89 deaths per 100 live births | 9.41 deaths per 100 live births | 5.48 deaths per 100 live births | Central African Republic |
| 2020s | 18.2 deaths per 100 live births | 9.18 deaths per 100 live births | 9.01 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 rate vs. gdp per capita, Central African Republic or Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Central African Republic, at 8.97 deaths per 100 live births against 8.97 deaths per 100 live births in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate vs. gdp per capita between Central African Republic and Democratic Republic of Congo?
- 0 deaths per 100 live births, with Central African Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Democratic Republic of Congo?
- 57 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Central African Republic and Democratic Republic of Congo rank globally for child mortality rate vs. gdp per capita?
- Central African Republic ranks 8th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 8th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality rate vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Long-run estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.