Child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women in Central African Republic
Central African Republic: Child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women was 8.97 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women 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
Central African Republic recorded 8.97 deaths per 100 live births for child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women 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 vs. average years of schooling for women 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 199 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
- 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
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 80,367 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 74,266 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 73,675 (2025)
- Population, female 2.86 million (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 80,530 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 79,250 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 81,812 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 81,624 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 81,329 (2025)
- Age dependency ratio, old 4.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women in Central African Republic?
- Child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women 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 vs. average years of schooling for women 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 vs. average years of schooling for women 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 vs. average years of schooling for women?
- Central African Republic ranks 8th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women 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 vs. average years of schooling for women. 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 .