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Central African Republic vs Liberia: Child mortality rate

Central African Republic
8.97 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Liberia
8.64 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Central African Republic rank
8th
Liberia rank
10th

Child mortality rate over time

  • Central African Republic
  • Liberia
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How they compare

Central African Republic currently reports 8.97 deaths per 100 live births against 8.64 deaths per 100 live births in Liberia, a difference of 0.33 deaths per 100 live births.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1959 it was Liberia ahead.

Central African Republic ranks 8th and Liberia ranks 10th of 199 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Central African Republic Liberia Difference Ahead
1950s 29.06 deaths per 100 live births 30.89 deaths per 100 live births 1.83 deaths per 100 live births Liberia
1960s 25.93 deaths per 100 live births 30.38 deaths per 100 live births 4.44 deaths per 100 live births Liberia
1970s 20.88 deaths per 100 live births 26.69 deaths per 100 live births 5.8 deaths per 100 live births Liberia
1980s 18.29 deaths per 100 live births 24.86 deaths per 100 live births 6.57 deaths per 100 live births Liberia
1990s 17.46 deaths per 100 live births 25.03 deaths per 100 live births 7.57 deaths per 100 live births Liberia
2000s 18.5 deaths per 100 live births 14.51 deaths per 100 live births 3.99 deaths per 100 live births Central African Republic
2010s 14.89 deaths per 100 live births 9.55 deaths per 100 live births 5.35 deaths per 100 live births Central African Republic
2020s 18.2 deaths per 100 live births 8.76 deaths per 100 live births 9.44 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, Central African Republic or Liberia?
Central African Republic, at 8.97 deaths per 100 live births against 8.64 deaths per 100 live births in Liberia as of 2024.
What is the difference in child mortality rate between Central African Republic and Liberia?
0.33 deaths per 100 live births, with Central African Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Liberia?
66 years are reported by both, from 1959 to 2024.
How do Central African Republic and Liberia rank globally for child mortality rate?
Central African Republic ranks 8th and Liberia ranks 10th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – 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
deaths per 100 live births
Source
United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 13,255 data points, 1931–2024
Last refreshed

Estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .