Central African Republic vs Nigeria: Mortality rate, adult, female

Central African Republic
323.6 per 1,000 female adults
in 2024
Nigeria
340.87 per 1,000 female adults
in 2024
Central African Republic rank
3rd
Nigeria rank
2nd

Mortality rate, adult, female over time

  • Central African Republic
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 340.87 per 1,000 female adults against 323.6 per 1,000 female adults in Central African Republic, a difference of 17.27 per 1,000 female adults.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Central African Republic's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Central African Republic ahead.

Central African Republic ranks 3rd and Nigeria ranks 2nd of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Central African Republic averaged higher in 4 and Nigeria in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Central African Republic Nigeria Difference Ahead
1960s 421.33 per 1,000 female adults 424.07 per 1,000 female adults 2.73 per 1,000 female adults Nigeria
1970s 355.64 per 1,000 female adults 381.79 per 1,000 female adults 26.16 per 1,000 female adults Nigeria
1980s 322.69 per 1,000 female adults 362.15 per 1,000 female adults 39.46 per 1,000 female adults Nigeria
1990s 405.43 per 1,000 female adults 380.83 per 1,000 female adults 24.6 per 1,000 female adults Central African Republic
2000s 523.73 per 1,000 female adults 377.95 per 1,000 female adults 145.78 per 1,000 female adults Central African Republic
2010s 442.01 per 1,000 female adults 361.8 per 1,000 female adults 80.21 per 1,000 female adults Central African Republic
2020s 460.88 per 1,000 female adults 349 per 1,000 female adults 111.89 per 1,000 female adults Central African Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, adult, female, Central African Republic or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 340.87 per 1,000 female adults against 323.6 per 1,000 female adults in Central African Republic as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, adult, female between Central African Republic and Nigeria?
17.27 per 1,000 female adults, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Nigeria?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Central African Republic and Nigeria rank globally for mortality rate, adult, female?
Central African Republic ranks 3rd and Nigeria ranks 2nd of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Mortality rate, adult, female (per 1,000 female adults). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Mortality rate, adult, female (per 1,000 female adults)
Unit
per 1,000 female adults
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,145 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Adult mortality rate, female, is the probability of dying between the ages of 15 and 60--that is, the probability of a 15-year-old female dying before reaching age 60, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year between those ages.