Central African Republic vs Nigeria: Probability of dying that year, among males
Central African Republic
7.4%
in 2023
Nigeria
7.5%
in 2023
Central African Republic rank
3rd
Nigeria rank
2nd
Probability of dying that year, among males over time
- Central African Republic
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 7.5% against 7.4% in Central African Republic, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Central African Republic ahead.
Central African Republic ranks 3rd and Nigeria ranks 2nd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Central African Republic averaged higher in 4 and Nigeria in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Central African Republic | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 17.7% | 17.3% | 0.4% | Central African Republic |
| 1960s | 15.8% | 16.4% | 0.6% | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 13.6% | 14.4% | 0.8% | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 12.5% | 12.8% | 0.3% | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 12.0% | 12.4% | 0.4% | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 12.1% | 10.4% | 1.7% | Central African Republic |
| 2010s | 10.0% | 8.7% | 1.3% | Central African Republic |
| 2020s | 11.5% | 7.7% | 3.8% | Central African Republic |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability of dying that year, among males, Central African Republic or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 7.5% against 7.4% in Central African Republic as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability of dying that year, among males between Central African Republic and Nigeria?
- 0.1%, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Nigeria?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Central African Republic and Nigeria rank globally for probability of dying that year, among males?
- Central African Republic ranks 3rd and Nigeria ranks 2nd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Probability of dying that year, among males. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Probability of dying in a given interval, among people who survived to the start of that interval.