Central African Republic vs Liberia: Mortality rate, infant

Central African Republic
58.8 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Liberia
63.2 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Central African Republic rank
8th
Liberia rank
5th

Mortality rate, infant over time

  • Central African Republic
  • Liberia
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How they compare

Liberia currently reports 63.2 per 1,000 live births against 58.8 per 1,000 live births in Central African Republic, a difference of 4.4 per 1,000 live births.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Liberia ahead.

Central African Republic ranks 8th and Liberia ranks 5th of 197 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Central African Republic Liberia Difference Ahead
1960s 147.11 per 1,000 live births 195.54 per 1,000 live births 48.43 per 1,000 live births Liberia
1970s 122.94 per 1,000 live births 171.67 per 1,000 live births 48.73 per 1,000 live births Liberia
1980s 111.1 per 1,000 live births 157.88 per 1,000 live births 46.78 per 1,000 live births Liberia
1990s 105.52 per 1,000 live births 158.98 per 1,000 live births 53.46 per 1,000 live births Liberia
2000s 106.61 per 1,000 live births 95.24 per 1,000 live births 11.37 per 1,000 live births Central African Republic
2010s 86.53 per 1,000 live births 66.46 per 1,000 live births 20.07 per 1,000 live births Central African Republic
2020s 99.48 per 1,000 live births 63.46 per 1,000 live births 36.02 per 1,000 live births Central African Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, infant, Central African Republic or Liberia?
Liberia, at 63.2 per 1,000 live births against 58.8 per 1,000 live births in Central African Republic as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, infant between Central African Republic and Liberia?
4.4 per 1,000 live births, with Liberia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Liberia?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Central African Republic and Liberia rank globally for mortality rate, infant?
Central African Republic ranks 8th and Liberia ranks 5th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births)
Unit
per 1,000 live births
Source
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
244 places, 13,515 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Infant mortality rate is the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.