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Central African Republic vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Mortality rate, infant

Central African Republic
58.8 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa
47.1 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Central African Republic rank
8th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
6th

Mortality rate, infant over time

  • Central African Republic
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
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How they compare

Central African Republic currently reports 58.8 per 1,000 live births against 47.1 per 1,000 live births in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 11.7 per 1,000 live births.

That makes Central African Republic's figure about 1.2 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Central African Republic has been ahead every year.

Central African Republic ranks 8th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 6th of 197 countries.

Central African Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Central African Republic Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 105.52 per 1,000 live births 98.92 per 1,000 live births 6.6 per 1,000 live births Central African Republic
2000s 106.61 per 1,000 live births 74.9 per 1,000 live births 31.71 per 1,000 live births Central African Republic
2010s 86.53 per 1,000 live births 55.13 per 1,000 live births 31.4 per 1,000 live births Central African Republic
2020s 99.48 per 1,000 live births 49.22 per 1,000 live births 50.26 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 Sub-Saharan Africa?
Central African Republic, at 58.8 per 1,000 live births against 47.1 per 1,000 live births in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, infant between Central African Republic and Sub-Saharan Africa?
11.7 per 1,000 live births, with Central African Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Sub-Saharan Africa?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Central African Republic and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for mortality rate, infant?
Central African Republic ranks 8th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 6th 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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About this data

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.