Under-five mortality rate — all countries

Under-five mortality rate — Central African Republic

Under-five mortality rate in the Central African Republic in 2024 — 89.7 per 1,000. Ranked 188 in the world out of 196. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 68.5%.

2024 89.7 per 1,000 −3.13% vs 2023
World rank 188of 196
Period maximum 489.3 per 1,0002009
Period minimum 89.7 per 1,0002024

Trend over time

1960–2024 · per 1,000 live births

Under-five mortality rate — Central African Republic, 1960–2024020040060019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 285.1 per 1,0001962: 274.1 per 1,0001964: 262.5 per 1,0001966: 250.6 per 1,0001968: 238.6 per 1,0001970: 227.8 per 1,0001972: 218.3 per 1,0001974: 210 per 1,0001976: 202.5 per 1,0001978: 195.5 per 1,0001980: 189.7 per 1,0001982: 185.3 per 1,0001984: 182.4 per 1,0001986: 180.6 per 1,0001988: 179.4 per 1,0001990: 178.6 per 1,0001992: 177.4 per 1,0001994: 175.9 per 1,0001996: 173.7 per 1,0001998: 170.1 per 1,0002000: 165.5 per 1,0002002: 159 per 1,0002004: 151.8 per 1,0002006: 143.5 per 1,0002008: 135.5 per 1,0002010: 150.7 per 1,0002012: 121.9 per 1,0002014: 186.8 per 1,0002016: 126.8 per 1,0002018: 120.2 per 1,0002020: 124.2 per 1,0002022: 424.6 per 1,0002024: 89.7 per 1,000
Change over the period: −195.4 (−68.54%) Average annual rate: -1.79 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Central African Republic

Central African Republic 89.7 per 1,000
World 37.4 per 1,000
Sub-Saharan Africa 71.2 per 1,000
Middle Africa computed 77.3 per 1,000
Low-income countries computed 61.3 per 1,000
Under-five mortality rate — Central African Republic, by year Central African Republic All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2024 89.7 −2.9 −3.13%
2023 92.6 −332 −78.19%
2022 424.6 +245.9 +137.6%
2021 178.7 +54.5 +43.88%
2020 124.2 −130.5 −51.24%
2019 254.7 +134.5 +111.9%
2018 120.2 −35 −22.55%
2017 155.2 +28.4 +22.4%
2016 126.8 +13.1 +11.52%
2015 113.7 −73.1 −39.13%
2014 186.8 +52.6 +39.2%
2013 134.2 +12.3 +10.09%
2012 121.9 −3.2 −2.56%
2011 125.1 −25.6 −16.99%
2010 150.7 −338.6 −69.2%
2009 489.3 +353.8 +261.11%
2008 135.5 −3.8 −2.73%
2007 139.3 −4.2 −2.93%
2006 143.5 −4.4 −2.97%
2005 147.9 −3.9 −2.57%
2004 151.8 −3.8 −2.44%
2003 155.6 −3.4 −2.14%
2002 159 −3.5 −2.15%
2001 162.5 −3 −1.81%
2000 165.5 −2.5 −1.49%
1999 168 −2.1 −1.23%
1998 170.1 −2 −1.16%
1997 172.1 −1.6 −0.92%
1996 173.7 −1.3 −0.74%
1995 175 −0.9 −0.51%
1994 175.9 −0.8 −0.45%
1993 176.7 −0.7 −0.39%
1992 177.4 −0.7 −0.39%
1991 178.1 −0.5 −0.28%
1990 178.6 −0.4 −0.22%
1989 179 −0.4 −0.22%
1988 179.4 −0.6 −0.33%
1987 180 −0.6 −0.33%
1986 180.6 −0.8 −0.44%
1985 181.4 −1 −0.55%
1984 182.4 −1.2 −0.65%
1983 183.6 −1.7 −0.92%
1982 185.3 −2 −1.07%
1981 187.3 −2.4 −1.27%
1980 189.7 −2.7 −1.4%
1979 192.4 −3.1 −1.59%
1978 195.5 −3.4 −1.71%
1977 198.9 −3.6 −1.78%
1976 202.5 −3.7 −1.79%
1975 206.2 −3.8 −1.81%
1974 210 −4 −1.87%
1973 214 −4.3 −1.97%
1972 218.3 −4.5 −2.02%
1971 222.8 −5 −2.19%
1970 227.8 −5.4 −2.32%
1969 233.2 −5.4 −2.26%
1968 238.6 −6 −2.45%
1967 244.6 −6 −2.39%
1966 250.6 −6.1 −2.38%
1965 256.7 −5.8 −2.21%
1964 262.5 −6 −2.23%
1963 268.5 −5.6 −2.04%
1962 274.1 −5.4 −1.93%
1961 279.5 −5.6 −1.96%
1960 285.1

About the indicator

The probability of dying before the age of five, expressed as the number of deaths per 1,000 live births. The main target indicator of UN Sustainable Development Goal 3.2 — to bring it down to 25 per 1,000 by 2030. The gap between countries remains more than twentyfold, while over the past thirty years the world value has more than halved.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.