Central African Republic — Infant mortality
Infant Mortality Rate for Central African Republic, 1960–2024.
Infant mortality for Central African Republic was 58.8 in 2024, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 65 years, from 1960 to 2024. The highest recorded value was 239.9 in 2009. Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -1.54% per year.
Central African Republic ranks 8 of 196 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 4%. The median for Sub-Saharan Africa is 38.0, so Central African Republic sits above it. It peaked in 2009 and has fallen 75% since. Over the last decade (2014–2024) the figure moved down 42%. Within Sub-Saharan Africa it ranks 8 of 48 economies; Congo, Dem. Rep. (56.4) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 188% in 2009. That is 38% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Climbed: 22nd of 130 in 1960 → 31st of 155 in 1970 → 31st of 179 in 1980 → 18th of 196 in 1990 → 15th of 196 in 2000 → 3rd of 196 in 2010 → 1st of 196 in 2020 → 8th of 196 in 2024.
Key figures
Full history — 1960 to 2024
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 58.8 | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 60.8 | -70.6% |
| 2022 | 206.8 | +114.7% |
| 2021 | 96.3 | +28.9% |
| 2020 | 74.7 | -42.0% |
| 2019 | 128.9 | +74.4% |
| 2018 | 73.9 | -16.4% |
| 2017 | 88.4 | +14.7% |
| 2016 | 77.1 | +7.1% |
| 2015 | 72 | -29.2% |
| 2014 | 101.7 | +25.6% |
| 2013 | 81 | +6.4% |
| 2012 | 76.1 | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 77.7 | -12.2% |
| 2010 | 88.5 | -63.1% |
| 2009 | 239.9 | +187.6% |
| 2008 | 83.4 | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 85.3 | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 87.4 | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 90 | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 92.2 | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 94.3 | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 96.1 | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 97.9 | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 99.6 | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 101.1 | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 102.3 | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 103.5 | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 104.5 | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 105.5 | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 106.2 | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 106.9 | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 107.7 | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 108.5 | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 109 | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 109.4 | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 109.7 | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 110.1 | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 110.3 | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 110.6 | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 110.9 | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 111.4 | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 112 | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 112.7 | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 113.9 | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 115.1 | -1.3% |
| 1978 | 116.6 | -1.4% |
| 1977 | 118.2 | -1.4% |
| 1976 | 119.9 | -1.4% |
| 1975 | 121.6 | -1.5% |
| 1974 | 123.5 | -1.5% |
| 1973 | 125.4 | -1.6% |
| 1972 | 127.5 | -1.6% |
| 1971 | 129.6 | -1.8% |
| 1970 | 132 | -1.9% |
| 1969 | 134.6 | -2.0% |
| 1968 | 137.4 | -2.0% |
| 1967 | 140.2 | -2.0% |
| 1966 | 143.1 | -2.1% |
| 1965 | 146.2 | -1.7% |
| 1964 | 148.8 | -1.8% |
| 1963 | 151.6 | -1.6% |
| 1962 | 154 | -1.5% |
| 1961 | 156.4 | -1.5% |
| 1960 | 158.8 | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Central African Republic’s Infant mortality in 1961?
156.4 (1961). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are Central African Republic’s Infant mortality figures nominal or inflation-adjusted?
They are exactly as the World Bank publishes them — per 1,000 live births — with no inflation restatement and no PPP conversion. Years the source does not report are omitted rather than interpolated.
Is Central African Republic’s Infant mortality growing or shrinking?
Between 1960 and 2024 the series was shrinking overall: -63.0% in total — about 1.5% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SP.DYN.IMRT.IN. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2024: 58.8; 2023: 60.8; 2022: 206.8; 2021: 96.3; 2020: 74.7. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SP.DYN.IMRT.IN — Infant Mortality Rate. Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.