Central African Republic vs South Sudan: Mortality rates at age 25
Central African Republic
0.5405 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
South Sudan
0.6657 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Central African Republic rank
7th
South Sudan rank
4th
Mortality rates at age 25 over time
- Central African Republic
- South Sudan
How they compare
South Sudan currently reports 0.6657 deaths per 1,000 people against 0.5405 deaths per 1,000 people in Central African Republic, a difference of 0.1252 deaths per 1,000 people.
That makes South Sudan's figure about 1.2 times Central African Republic's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was South Sudan ahead.
Central African Republic ranks 7th and South Sudan ranks 4th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Central African Republic averaged higher in 3 and South Sudan in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Central African Republic | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.16 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.58 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.4241 deaths per 1,000 people | South Sudan |
| 1960s | 0.9213 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.75 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.82 deaths per 1,000 people | South Sudan |
| 1970s | 0.699 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.57 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.8686 deaths per 1,000 people | South Sudan |
| 1980s | 0.6266 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.1 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.48 deaths per 1,000 people | South Sudan |
| 1990s | 0.7821 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.98 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.2 deaths per 1,000 people | South Sudan |
| 2000s | 2.03 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.653 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.38 deaths per 1,000 people | Central African Republic |
| 2010s | 1.62 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.03 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.5843 deaths per 1,000 people | Central African Republic |
| 2020s | 3.64 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.6572 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 South Sudan?
- South Sudan, at 0.6657 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 South Sudan?
- 0.1252 deaths per 1,000 people, with South Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and South Sudan?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Central African Republic and South Sudan rank globally for mortality rates at age 25?
- Central African Republic ranks 7th and South Sudan ranks 4th 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.