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
Children died before five per woman in Central African Republic, 1959–2024
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
| 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
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- 10 Burkina Faso 0.3535 compare
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More reference data data for Central African Republic
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1959 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.26 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0271 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.26 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6569 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.7203 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 15.38 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 16.95 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1476 (2050)
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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