Central African Republic vs Liberia: Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood
Central African Republic
0.384 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Liberia
0.3516 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Central African Republic rank
9th
Liberia rank
11th
Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood over time
- Central African Republic
- Liberia
How they compare
Central African Republic currently reports 0.384 under-five deaths per woman against 0.3516 under-five deaths per woman in Liberia, a difference of 0.0324 under-five deaths per woman.
That makes Central African Republic's figure about 1.1 times Liberia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1959 it was Liberia ahead.
Central African Republic ranks 9th and Liberia ranks 11th of 200 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 | 1.69 under-five deaths per woman | 1.96 under-five deaths per woman | 0.2758 under-five deaths per woman | Liberia |
| 1960s | 1.54 under-five deaths per woman | 1.99 under-five deaths per woman | 0.458 under-five deaths per woman | Liberia |
| 1970s | 1.25 under-five deaths per woman | 1.79 under-five deaths per woman | 0.5472 under-five deaths per woman | Liberia |
| 1980s | 1.12 under-five deaths per woman | 1.66 under-five deaths per woman | 0.5434 under-five deaths per woman | Liberia |
| 1990s | 1.04 under-five deaths per woman | 1.55 under-five deaths per woman | 0.5065 under-five deaths per woman | Liberia |
| 2000s | 1.09 under-five deaths per woman | 0.8082 under-five deaths per woman | 0.2798 under-five deaths per woman | Central African Republic |
| 2010s | 0.8953 under-five deaths per woman | 0.443 under-five deaths per woman | 0.4522 under-five deaths per woman | Central African Republic |
| 2020s | 0.8959 under-five deaths per woman | 0.3617 under-five deaths per woman | 0.5342 under-five deaths per woman | Central African Republic |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood, Central African Republic or Liberia?
- Central African Republic, at 0.384 under-five deaths per woman against 0.3516 under-five deaths per woman in Liberia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood between Central African Republic and Liberia?
- 0.0324 under-five deaths per woman, 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 children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood?
- Central African Republic ranks 9th and Liberia ranks 11th 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 Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Fertility rate (average number of children per woman) multiplied by the under-five mortality rate (probability of dying before age five).