Central African Republic vs South Sudan: Children died before five per woman

Central African Republic
0.384
in 2024
South Sudan
0.411
in 2024
Central African Republic rank
9th
South Sudan rank
6th

Children died before five per woman over time

  • Central African Republic
  • South Sudan
0246195419892024

How they compare

South Sudan currently reports 0.411 against 0.384 in Central African Republic, a difference of 0.027.

That makes South Sudan's figure about 1.1 times Central African Republic's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1959 it was South Sudan ahead.

Central African Republic ranks 9th and South Sudan ranks 6th of 196 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Central African Republic averaged higher in 3 and South Sudan in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Central African Republic South Sudan Difference Ahead
1950s 1.69 2.38 0.6965 South Sudan
1960s 1.54 2.55 1.01 South Sudan
1970s 1.25 2.17 0.9214 South Sudan
1980s 1.12 2.55 1.43 South Sudan
1990s 1.04 2.3 1.25 South Sudan
2000s 1.09 0.9381 0.1498 Central African Republic
2010s 0.8953 0.8027 0.0926 Central African Republic
2020s 0.8959 0.425 0.4709 Central African Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher children died before five per woman, Central African Republic or South Sudan?
South Sudan, at 0.411 against 0.384 in Central African Republic as of 2024.
What is the difference in children died before five per woman between Central African Republic and South Sudan?
0.027, with South Sudan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and South Sudan?
66 years are reported by both, from 1959 to 2024.
How do Central African Republic and South Sudan rank globally for children died before five per woman?
Central African Republic ranks 9th and South Sudan ranks 6th of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Children died before five per woman. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Children died before five per woman
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
200 places, 16,060 data points, 1800–2024
Last refreshed