Central African Republic vs Niger: Probability of dying in infancy, by sex
Central African Republic
6.3%
in 2023
Niger
6.1%
in 2023
Central African Republic rank
3rd
Niger rank
5th
Probability of dying in infancy, by sex over time
- Central African Republic
- Niger
How they compare
Central African Republic currently reports 6.3% against 6.1% in Niger, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Central African Republic ahead.
Central African Republic ranks 3rd and Niger ranks 5th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Central African Republic averaged higher in 6 and Niger in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Central African Republic | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 15.9% | 11.8% | 4.1% | Central African Republic |
| 1960s | 14.3% | 11.8% | 2.4% | Central African Republic |
| 1970s | 12.3% | 12.0% | 0.2% | Central African Republic |
| 1980s | 11.0% | 12.0% | 1.0% | Niger |
| 1990s | 10.6% | 11.1% | 0.5% | Niger |
| 2000s | 10.7% | 8.4% | 2.3% | Central African Republic |
| 2010s | 8.7% | 6.6% | 2.1% | Central African Republic |
| 2020s | 10.1% | 6.2% | 3.9% | Central African Republic |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability of dying in infancy, by sex, Central African Republic or Niger?
- Central African Republic, at 6.3% against 6.1% in Niger as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability of dying in infancy, by sex between Central African Republic and Niger?
- 0.2%, with Central African Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Niger?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Central African Republic and Niger rank globally for probability of dying in infancy, by sex?
- Central African Republic ranks 3rd and Niger ranks 5th 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 in infancy, by sex. 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.