Number of infant deaths, per capita in Central African Republic
Central African Republic: Number of infant deaths, per capita was 0.0027 units per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of infant deaths, per capita in Central African Republic, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of infant deaths, per capita in Central African Republic is 0.0027 units per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 40.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths, per capita in Central African Republic peaked at 0.0102 units per person in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.0027 units per person, in 2024.
Central African Republic ranks 3rd of 197 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Number of infant deaths, per capita in Central African Republic, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0067 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0066 units per person | -1.9% |
| 1962 | 0.0064 units per person | -1.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0063 units per person | -1.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0062 units per person | -1.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0061 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1966 | 0.006 units per person | -1.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0059 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0058 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0057 units per person | -1.9% |
| 1970 | 0.0056 units per person | -2.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0054 units per person | -2.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0053 units per person | -2.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0052 units per person | -2.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0051 units per person | -2.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0049 units per person | -2.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0049 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0049 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0049 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0049 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 0.005 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 0.005 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 0.005 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.005 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0051 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0051 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0051 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0051 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0051 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.005 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1990 | 0.005 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0049 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0048 units per person | -2.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0047 units per person | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0046 units per person | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0045 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0044 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0043 units per person | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0042 units per person | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0042 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0041 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 0.004 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0039 units per person | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0038 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0037 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0037 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0036 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0035 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0034 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0102 units per person | +196.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0038 units per person | -63.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0034 units per person | -9.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0034 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0036 units per person | +5.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0045 units per person | +25.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0031 units per person | -30.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0033 units per person | +5.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0038 units per person | +15.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0032 units per person | -16.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0056 units per person | +76.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0032 units per person | -42.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0042 units per person | +31.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0092 units per person | +118.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0027 units per person | -71.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0027 units per person | -1.1% |
Central African Republic compared with similar countries
- Central African Republic's 0.0027 units per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0013 units per person, 2.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Central African Republic's 0.0027 units per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0012 units per person, 2.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of infant deaths, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +196.8% | 0.0034 units per person | 0.0102 units per person |
| 2022 | +118.2% | 0.0042 units per person | 0.0092 units per person |
| 2019 | +76.0% | 0.0032 units per person | 0.0056 units per person |
| 2023 | -71.0% | 0.0092 units per person | 0.0027 units per person |
| 2010 | -63.0% | 0.0102 units per person | 0.0038 units per person |
| 2020 | -42.2% | 0.0056 units per person | 0.0032 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0062 units per person | 0.0057 units per person | 0.0067 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0051 units per person | 0.0049 units per person | 0.0056 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0051 units per person | 0.005 units per person | 0.0051 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0046 units per person | 0.0042 units per person | 0.005 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0044 units per person | 0.0034 units per person | 0.0102 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0038 units per person | 0.0031 units per person | 0.0056 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0044 units per person | 0.0027 units per person | 0.0092 units per person | 5 |
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More health data for Central African Republic
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infant deaths, per capita in Central African Republic?
- Number of infant deaths, per capita in Central African Republic was 0.0027 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of infant deaths, per capita recorded in Central African Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0102 units per person in 2009.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths, per capita recorded in Central African Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0027 units per person in 2024.
- How does Central African Republic rank for number of infant deaths, per capita?
- Central African Republic ranks 3rd out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of infant deaths, per capita rising or falling in Central African Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Central African Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of infant deaths, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of infant deaths divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of infant deaths ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of infant deaths UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Number of infant deaths divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.