Central African Republic vs Chad: Child mortality rate by sex
Central African Republic
8.39 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Chad
9.1 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Central African Republic rank
8th
Chad rank
5th
Child mortality rate by sex over time
- Central African Republic
- Chad
How they compare
Chad currently reports 9.1 deaths per 100 live births against 8.39 deaths per 100 live births in Central African Republic, a difference of 0.71 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Chad's figure about 1.1 times Central African Republic's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1959 it was Central African Republic ahead.
Central African Republic ranks 8th and Chad ranks 5th of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Central African Republic averaged higher in 5 and Chad in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Central African Republic | Chad | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 28.46 deaths per 100 live births | 25.79 deaths per 100 live births | 2.67 deaths per 100 live births | Central African Republic |
| 1960s | 25.39 deaths per 100 live births | 25.16 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2299 deaths per 100 live births | Central African Republic |
| 1970s | 20.34 deaths per 100 live births | 23.75 deaths per 100 live births | 3.41 deaths per 100 live births | Chad |
| 1980s | 17.61 deaths per 100 live births | 21.64 deaths per 100 live births | 4.02 deaths per 100 live births | Chad |
| 1990s | 16.69 deaths per 100 live births | 18.91 deaths per 100 live births | 2.22 deaths per 100 live births | Chad |
| 2000s | 17.77 deaths per 100 live births | 15.8 deaths per 100 live births | 1.97 deaths per 100 live births | Central African Republic |
| 2010s | 14.23 deaths per 100 live births | 12.27 deaths per 100 live births | 1.96 deaths per 100 live births | Central African Republic |
| 2020s | 17.59 deaths per 100 live births | 9.74 deaths per 100 live births | 7.84 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 by sex, Central African Republic or Chad?
- Chad, at 9.1 deaths per 100 live births against 8.39 deaths per 100 live births in Central African Republic as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate by sex between Central African Republic and Chad?
- 0.71 deaths per 100 live births, with Chad ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Chad?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1959 to 2024.
- How do Central African Republic and Chad rank globally for child mortality rate by sex?
- Central African Republic ranks 8th and Chad ranks 5th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality rate by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of female children aged under five years, per 100 live births .