Number of child deaths per woman in Central African Republic
Central African Republic: Number of child deaths per woman was 0.384 under-five deaths per woman in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of child deaths per woman 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 under-five deaths per woman.
Analysis
Central African Republic recorded 0.384 under-five deaths per woman for number of child deaths per woman in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.7% on the previous year and down 65.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of child deaths per woman in Central African Republic peaked at 2.9 under-five deaths per woman in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.384 under-five deaths per woman, in 2024.
That places Central African Republic 9th 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 | 1.69 under-five deaths per woman | 1.69 under-five deaths per woman | 1.69 under-five deaths per woman | 1 |
| 1960s | 1.54 under-five deaths per woman | 1.41 under-five deaths per woman | 1.66 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.25 under-five deaths per woman | 1.17 under-five deaths per woman | 1.37 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.12 under-five deaths per woman | 1.08 under-five deaths per woman | 1.16 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.04 under-five deaths per woman | 0.9967 under-five deaths per woman | 1.08 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.09 under-five deaths per woman | 0.8012 under-five deaths per woman | 2.9 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8953 under-five deaths per woman | 0.6862 under-five deaths per woman | 1.53 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8959 under-five deaths per woman | 0.384 under-five deaths per woman | 1.88 under-five deaths per woman | 5 |
Countries ranked near Central African Republic
- 6 South Sudan 0.411 under-five deaths per woman compare
- 7 Guinea 0.3935 under-five deaths per woman compare
- 8 Mali 0.389 under-five deaths per woman compare
- 10 Burkina Faso 0.3535 under-five deaths per woman compare
- 11 Liberia 0.3516 under-five deaths per woman compare
- 12 Sierra Leone 0.3376 under-five deaths per woman compare
More reference data data for Central African Republic
- Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index 6.01 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 6.01 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 6.01 live births per woman (2023)
- Human Development Index 0.414 (2023)
- Rule of Law - Governance estimate -1.71 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Rule of Law - Governance score 27.45 0-100 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance score 33.9 0-100 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate -1.31 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Political Stability - Governance score 34.58 0-100 (2024)
- Political Stability - Governance estimate -1.83 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of child deaths per woman in Central African Republic?
- Number of child deaths per woman in Central African Republic was 0.384 under-five deaths per woman 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 number of child deaths per woman recorded in Central African Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 2.9 under-five deaths per woman in 2009.
- What is the lowest number of child deaths per woman recorded in Central African Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.384 under-five deaths per woman in 2024.
- How does Central African Republic rank for number of child deaths per woman?
- Central African Republic ranks 9th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of child deaths per woman rising or falling in Central African Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 65.9%. 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 Number of child deaths per woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The fertility rate (average number of children per woman) multiplied by the under-five mortality rate (probability of dying before age five).