Central African Republic vs Liberia: Mortality rate, under-5
Central African Republic
89.7 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Liberia
86.4 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Central African Republic rank
8th
Liberia rank
10th
Mortality rate, under-5 over time
- Central African Republic
- Liberia
How they compare
Central African Republic currently reports 89.7 per 1,000 live births against 86.4 per 1,000 live births in Liberia, a difference of 3.3 per 1,000 live births.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Liberia ahead.
Central African Republic ranks 8th and Liberia ranks 10th 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 | 259.34 per 1,000 live births | 303.75 per 1,000 live births | 44.41 per 1,000 live births | Liberia |
| 1970s | 208.84 per 1,000 live births | 266.88 per 1,000 live births | 58.04 per 1,000 live births | Liberia |
| 1980s | 182.87 per 1,000 live births | 248.56 per 1,000 live births | 65.69 per 1,000 live births | Liberia |
| 1990s | 174.56 per 1,000 live births | 250.29 per 1,000 live births | 75.73 per 1,000 live births | Liberia |
| 2000s | 184.99 per 1,000 live births | 145.07 per 1,000 live births | 39.92 per 1,000 live births | Central African Republic |
| 2010s | 148.93 per 1,000 live births | 95.47 per 1,000 live births | 53.46 per 1,000 live births | Central African Republic |
| 2020s | 181.96 per 1,000 live births | 87.56 per 1,000 live births | 94.4 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, under-5, Central African Republic or Liberia?
- Central African Republic, at 89.7 per 1,000 live births against 86.4 per 1,000 live births in Liberia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Central African Republic and Liberia?
- 3.3 per 1,000 live births, with Central African Republic 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, under-5?
- Central African Republic ranks 8th and Liberia ranks 10th 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, under-5 (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Under-five mortality rate is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.