Child mortality rate in Central African Republic
Central African Republic: Child mortality rate was 8.97 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Child mortality rate in Central African Republic, 1959–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.
Analysis
The most recent figure for child mortality rate in Central African Republic is 8.97 deaths per 100 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 52.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child mortality rate in Central African Republic peaked at 48.93 deaths per 100 live births in 2009 and was at its lowest, 8.97 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.
Central African Republic ranks 8th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 29.06 deaths per 100 live births | 29.06 deaths per 100 live births | 29.06 deaths per 100 live births | 1 |
| 1960s | 25.93 deaths per 100 live births | 23.32 deaths per 100 live births | 28.51 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1970s | 20.88 deaths per 100 live births | 19.24 deaths per 100 live births | 22.78 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 18.29 deaths per 100 live births | 17.9 deaths per 100 live births | 18.97 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.46 deaths per 100 live births | 16.8 deaths per 100 live births | 17.86 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.5 deaths per 100 live births | 13.55 deaths per 100 live births | 48.93 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.89 deaths per 100 live births | 11.37 deaths per 100 live births | 25.47 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.2 deaths per 100 live births | 8.97 deaths per 100 live births | 42.46 deaths per 100 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Central African Republic
- 5 South Sudan 9.67 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 6 Guinea 9.21 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 7 Sierra Leone 9.05 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 9 Democratic Republic of Congo 8.97 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 10 Liberia 8.64 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 11 Burkina Faso 7.49 deaths per 100 live births compare
More health data for Central African Republic
- Number of infants who die before age 1 5,728 deaths (2100)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 887.2 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Population ages 15-64, female 51.1% (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 66,113 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 66,112 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 68,023 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 67,969 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 47.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child mortality rate in Central African Republic?
- Child mortality rate in Central African Republic was 8.97 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child mortality rate recorded in Central African Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 48.93 deaths per 100 live births in 2009.
- What is the lowest child mortality rate recorded in Central African Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.97 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
- How does Central African Republic rank for child mortality rate?
- Central African Republic ranks 8th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child mortality rate rising or falling in Central African Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Central African Republic data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .