Central African Republic vs Nigeria: Mortality rates at age 25
Central African Republic
0.5405 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Nigeria
0.6524 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Central African Republic rank
7th
Nigeria rank
5th
Mortality rates at age 25 over time
- Central African Republic
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 0.6524 deaths per 1,000 people against 0.5405 deaths per 1,000 people in Central African Republic, a difference of 0.1119 deaths per 1,000 people.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.2 times Central African Republic's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Central African Republic ahead.
Central African Republic ranks 7th and Nigeria ranks 5th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Central African Republic averaged higher in 4 and Nigeria in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Central African Republic | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.16 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.07 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0921 deaths per 1,000 people | Central African Republic |
| 1960s | 0.9213 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.11 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.1856 deaths per 1,000 people | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 0.699 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.8865 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.1875 deaths per 1,000 people | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 0.6266 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.8264 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.1998 deaths per 1,000 people | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 0.7821 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.8585 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0764 deaths per 1,000 people | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 2.03 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.765 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.26 deaths per 1,000 people | Central African Republic |
| 2010s | 1.62 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.7072 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.9109 deaths per 1,000 people | Central African Republic |
| 2020s | 3.64 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.6555 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.98 deaths per 1,000 people | Central African Republic |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rates at age 25, Central African Republic or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 0.6524 deaths per 1,000 people against 0.5405 deaths per 1,000 people in Central African Republic as of 2023.
- What is the difference in mortality rates at age 25 between Central African Republic and Nigeria?
- 0.1119 deaths per 1,000 people, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Nigeria?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Central African Republic and Nigeria rank globally for mortality rates at age 25?
- Central African Republic ranks 7th and Nigeria ranks 5th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Mortality rates at age 25. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Death rate, calculated as the number of deaths divided by the average number of people alive during the interval.