Central African Republic vs Liberia: Infant mortality rate by sex
Central African Republic
5.23 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Liberia
5.65 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Central African Republic rank
8th
Liberia rank
5th
Infant mortality rate by sex over time
- Central African Republic
- Liberia
How they compare
Liberia currently reports 5.65 deaths per 100 live births against 5.23 deaths per 100 live births in Central African Republic, a difference of 0.42 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Liberia's figure about 1.1 times Central African Republic's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1959 it was Liberia ahead.
Central African Republic ranks 8th and Liberia ranks 5th 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 | 15.15 deaths per 100 live births | 17.94 deaths per 100 live births | 2.79 deaths per 100 live births | Liberia |
| 1960s | 13.85 deaths per 100 live births | 17.74 deaths per 100 live births | 3.89 deaths per 100 live births | Liberia |
| 1970s | 11.49 deaths per 100 live births | 15.53 deaths per 100 live births | 4.03 deaths per 100 live births | Liberia |
| 1980s | 10.2 deaths per 100 live births | 14.37 deaths per 100 live births | 4.18 deaths per 100 live births | Liberia |
| 1990s | 9.58 deaths per 100 live births | 14.58 deaths per 100 live births | 5.01 deaths per 100 live births | Liberia |
| 2000s | 9.75 deaths per 100 live births | 8.62 deaths per 100 live births | 1.13 deaths per 100 live births | Central African Republic |
| 2010s | 7.87 deaths per 100 live births | 5.93 deaths per 100 live births | 1.94 deaths per 100 live births | Central African Republic |
| 2020s | 9.27 deaths per 100 live births | 5.67 deaths per 100 live births | 3.6 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 Liberia?
- Liberia, at 5.65 deaths per 100 live births against 5.23 deaths per 100 live births in Central African Republic as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate by sex between Central African Republic and Liberia?
- 0.42 deaths per 100 live births, with Liberia 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 infant mortality rate by sex?
- Central African Republic ranks 8th and Liberia 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 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 .