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: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.
Analysis
In 2024, child mortality rate in Central African Republic stood at 8.97 deaths per 100 live births. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of 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.
That places Central African Republic 8th out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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
- 8 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
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 887.2 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 5,728 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 45,656 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 51,820 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 48,414 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 54,048 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 50,961 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 55,765 (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 Gapminder (2015); UN 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 200 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 Gapminder (2015); UN 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 long-run estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.