Central African Republic vs Democratic Republic of Congo: Infant mortality rate by sex
Central African Republic
5.23 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Democratic Republic of Congo
5.03 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Central African Republic rank
8th
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
10th
Infant mortality rate by sex over time
- Central African Republic
- Democratic Republic of Congo
How they compare
Central African Republic currently reports 5.23 deaths per 100 live births against 5.03 deaths per 100 live births in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 0.2 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1969 it was Central African Republic ahead.
Central African Republic ranks 8th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 10th of 199 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Central African Republic averaged higher in 6 and Democratic Republic of Congo in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Central African Republic | Democratic Republic of Congo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.66 deaths per 100 live births | 12.05 deaths per 100 live births | 0.614 deaths per 100 live births | Central African Republic |
| 1970s | 11.49 deaths per 100 live births | 11.28 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2161 deaths per 100 live births | Central African Republic |
| 1980s | 10.2 deaths per 100 live births | 9.84 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3594 deaths per 100 live births | Central African Republic |
| 1990s | 9.58 deaths per 100 live births | 9.66 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0811 deaths per 100 live births | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2000s | 9.75 deaths per 100 live births | 7.57 deaths per 100 live births | 2.18 deaths per 100 live births | Central African Republic |
| 2010s | 7.87 deaths per 100 live births | 5.03 deaths per 100 live births | 2.84 deaths per 100 live births | Central African Republic |
| 2020s | 9.27 deaths per 100 live births | 5.09 deaths per 100 live births | 4.18 deaths per 100 live births | Central African Republic |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate by sex, Central African Republic or Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Central African Republic, at 5.23 deaths per 100 live births against 5.03 deaths per 100 live births in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate by sex between Central African Republic and Democratic Republic of Congo?
- 0.2 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?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2024.
- How do Central African Republic and Democratic Republic of Congo rank globally for infant mortality rate by sex?
- Central African Republic ranks 8th and Democratic Republic of Congo 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 Infant 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 one year, per 100 live births .