What is the difference in death rate from pneumonia between Central African Republic and Nigeria?

4.53 deaths per 100,000 people, with Central African Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Nigeria?

22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.

Where does this data come from?

World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Death rate from pneumonia. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Central African Republic vs Nigeria: Death rate from pneumonia

Central African Republic

100.11 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

Nigeria

95.58 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

Central African Republic rank

6th

Nigeria rank

8th

Death rate from pneumonia over time

Central African Republic
Nigeria

How they compare

Central African Republic currently reports 100.11 deaths per 100,000 people against 95.58 deaths per 100,000 people in Nigeria, a difference of 4.53 deaths per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Central African Republic ahead.

Central African Republic ranks 6th and Nigeria ranks 8th of 194 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Central African Republic averaged higher in 2 and Nigeria in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Central African Republic	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
2000s	124.72 deaths per 100,000 people	129.58 deaths per 100,000 people	4.87 deaths per 100,000 people	Nigeria
2010s	118.67 deaths per 100,000 people	116.84 deaths per 100,000 people	1.83 deaths per 100,000 people	Central African Republic
2020s	106.92 deaths per 100,000 people	95.59 deaths per 100,000 people	11.33 deaths per 100,000 people	Central African Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher death rate from pneumonia, Central African Republic or Nigeria?: Central African Republic, at 100.11 deaths per 100,000 people against 95.58 deaths per 100,000 people in Nigeria as of 2021.
What is the difference in death rate from pneumonia between Central African Republic and Nigeria?: 4.53 deaths per 100,000 people, with Central African Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Nigeria?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Central African Republic and Nigeria rank globally for death rate from pneumonia?: Central African Republic ranks 6th and Nigeria ranks 8th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Death rate from pneumonia. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Death rate from pneumonia
Unit: deaths per 100,000 people
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 194 places, 4,268 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Estimated number of deaths from lower respiratory infections in both sexes, per 100,000 people.