Lifetime risk of maternal death (%) (Trends) in Central African Republic
Central African Republic: Lifetime risk of maternal death (%) (Trends) was 4.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Lifetime risk of maternal death in Central African Republic, 1985–2023
Source: Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in %.
Analysis
Central African Republic recorded 4.2% for lifetime risk of maternal death in 2023.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and down 32.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifetime risk of maternal death in Central African Republic peaked at 9.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 4.2%, in 2022.
Central African Republic ranks 1st of 194 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Lifetime risk of maternal death (%) (Trends) in Central African Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 4.9% | — |
| 1986 | 4.9% | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 5.0% | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 5.1% | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 5.1% | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 5.3% | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 5.5% | +3.7% |
| 1992 | 5.6% | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 5.8% | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 6.0% | +3.9% |
| 1995 | 6.3% | +5.8% |
| 1996 | 6.6% | +4.2% |
| 1997 | 6.9% | +4.2% |
| 1998 | 7.2% | +4.0% |
| 1999 | 7.4% | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 7.7% | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 7.7% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 7.5% | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 7.5% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 7.3% | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 7.1% | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 6.9% | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 6.6% | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 6.5% | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 5.4% | -17.9% |
| 2010 | 6.7% | +24.7% |
| 2011 | 6.3% | -5.2% |
| 2012 | 6.2% | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 6.2% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 5.8% | -6.3% |
| 2015 | 5.7% | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 5.6% | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 6.3% | +13.0% |
| 2018 | 5.2% | -17.3% |
| 2019 | 9.0% | +72.7% |
| 2020 | 7.7% | -14.7% |
| 2021 | 6.5% | -15.2% |
| 2022 | 4.2% | -36.3% |
| 2023 | 4.2% | +1.9% |
Central African Republic compared with similar countries
- Central African Republic's 4.2% is above the median for low income countries, which is 1.4%, 3.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Central African Republic's 4.2% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.1%, 3.9× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Lifetime risk of maternal death (%) (Trends) in Central African Republic changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +72.7% | 5.2% | 9.0% |
| 2022 | -36.3% | 6.5% | 4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.0% | 4.9% | 5.1% | 5 |
| 1990s | 6.2% | 5.3% | 7.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.0% | 5.4% | 7.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.3% | 5.2% | 9.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.7% | 4.2% | 7.7% | 4 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.88 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 5,728 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 4.9 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0934 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 4.96 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0949 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lifetime risk of maternal death in Central African Republic?
- Lifetime risk of maternal death in Central African Republic was 4.2% in 2023, according to Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest lifetime risk of maternal death recorded in Central African Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 9.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest lifetime risk of maternal death recorded in Central African Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.2% in 2022.
- How does Central African Republic rank for lifetime risk of maternal death?
- Central African Republic ranks 1st out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifetime risk of maternal death rising or falling in Central African Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Central African Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Lifetime risk of maternal death (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life time risk of maternal death is the probability that a 15-year-old female will die eventually from a maternal cause assuming that current levels of fertility and mortality (including maternal mortality) do not change in the future, taking into account competing causes of death.