Children died before five per woman in Central African Republic

Central African Republic: Children died before five per woman was 0.384 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.384
Change on year
down 4.7%
World rank
9th
of 200 countries
All-time high
2.9
in 2009
All-time low
0.384
in 2024
Years of data
66
1959–2024

Children died before five per woman in Central African Republic, 1959–2024

0123195919912024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Central African Republic recorded 0.384 for children died before five per woman in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.

That represents a change of down 4.7% on the previous year and down 65.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, children died before five per woman in Central African Republic peaked at 2.9 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.384, in 2024.

That places Central African Republic 9th out of 200 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.

Children died before five per woman in Central African Republic, year by year

Annual values for Children died before five per woman in Central African Republic, 1959 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1959 1.69 —
1960 1.66 -1.7%
1961 1.63 -1.7%
1962 1.6 -1.6%
1963 1.58 -1.8%
1964 1.55 -1.6%
1965 1.52 -1.6%
1966 1.5 -1.7%
1967 1.47 -1.9%
1968 1.45 -1.7%
1969 1.41 -2.7%
1970 1.37 -2.8%
1971 1.33 -2.5%
1972 1.3 -2.5%
1973 1.27 -2.5%
1974 1.24 -2.2%
1975 1.21 -2.2%
1976 1.2 -1.1%
1977 1.19 -1.2%
1978 1.18 -0.9%
1979 1.17 -0.7%
1980 1.16 -0.8%
1981 1.15 -0.8%
1982 1.14 -1.0%
1983 1.12 -1.2%
1984 1.11 -0.9%
1985 1.11 -0.6%
1986 1.1 -0.6%
1987 1.1 -0.2%
1988 1.09 -0.7%
1989 1.08 -0.6%
1990 1.08 -0.5%
1991 1.07 -0.5%
1992 1.06 -1.3%
1993 1.05 -1.0%
1994 1.04 -0.6%
1995 1.05 +0.2%
1996 1.04 -0.5%
1997 1.03 -1.4%
1998 1.01 -1.6%
1999 0.9967 -1.3%
2000 0.9787 -1.8%
2001 0.9508 -2.9%
2002 0.9282 -2.4%
2003 0.9105 -1.9%
2004 0.8847 -2.8%
2005 0.8652 -2.2%
2006 0.8418 -2.7%
2007 0.8209 -2.5%
2008 0.8012 -2.4%
2009 2.9 +261.6%
2010 0.8949 -69.1%
2011 0.7459 -16.7%
2012 0.7323 -1.8%
2013 0.8075 +10.3%
2014 1.13 +39.4%
2015 0.6862 -39.0%
2016 0.7657 +11.6%
2017 0.9386 +22.6%
2018 0.7258 -22.7%
2019 1.53 +110.8%
2020 0.7433 -51.4%
2021 1.07 +43.7%
2022 1.88 +76.1%
2023 0.4028 -78.6%
2024 0.384 -4.7%

Central African Republic compared with similar countries

  • Central African Republic's 0.384 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.2501, 1.5× the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Central African Republic's 0.384 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2214, 1.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Children died before five per woman in Central African Republic changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2009 +261.6% 0.8012 2.9
2019 +110.8% 0.7258 1.53
2022 +76.1% 1.07 1.88
2023 -78.6% 1.88 0.4028
2010 -69.1% 2.9 0.8949
2020 -51.4% 1.53 0.7433

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 1.69 1.69 1.69 1
1960s 1.54 1.41 1.66 10
1970s 1.25 1.17 1.37 10
1980s 1.12 1.08 1.16 10
1990s 1.04 0.9967 1.08 10
2000s 1.09 0.8012 2.9 10
2010s 0.8953 0.6862 1.53 10
2020s 0.8959 0.384 1.88 5

Countries ranked near Central African Republic

  1. 6 South Sudan 0.411 compare
  2. 7 Guinea 0.3935 compare
  3. 8 Mali 0.389 compare
  4. 10 Burkina Faso 0.3535 compare
  5. 11 Liberia 0.3516 compare
  6. 12 Sierra Leone 0.3376 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is children died before five per woman in Central African Republic?
Children died before five per woman in Central African Republic was 0.384 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest children died before five per woman recorded in Central African Republic?
The highest recorded value was 2.9 in 2009.
What is the lowest children died before five per woman recorded in Central African Republic?
The lowest recorded value was 0.384 in 2024.
How does Central African Republic rank for children died before five per woman?
Central African Republic ranks 9th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
Is children died before five per woman rising or falling in Central African Republic?
Over the last ten years it is down 65.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Central African Republic data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Children died before five per woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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
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