Central African Republic vs South Sudan: Infant mortality

Infant mortality in 2023: 68.5 per 1,000 live births in Central African Republic and 63.8 per 1,000 live births in South Sudan, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Central African Republic, by 4.7 per 1,000 live births, or 1.07 times that in South Sudan.

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deaths per 1,000 live births · UN

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What the numbers say

Central African Republic has been higher since 2019, when it overtook South Sudan.
In 2023, Central African Republic ranked 3 and South Sudan ranked 8 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Central African Republic at 20.7 per 1,000 live births and South Sudan at 37.3 per 1,000 live births in 2100.
The world as a whole: 27.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023.

Every year

deaths per 1,000 live births · UN

Year	Central African Republic	South Sudan	World
2023	68.5	63.8	27.3
2022	184.5	63.9	28.2
2021	98.1	63.9	28.4
2020	80.7	63.8	28.7
2019	126	63.9	29.2
2018	80.9	84.3	29.7
2017	93.3	156.5	30.3
2016	84.8	148.6	31.1
2015	84.3	134.5	32.1
2014	105.8	106.6	32.9
2013	88.9	66.2	33.9
2012	87.3	67.2	35
2011	90.2	69.1	36.8
2010	96.5	71.1	37.7
2009	226.4	73.6	39.1
2008	93.6	76.4	40.4
2007	95.8	80	42
2006	97.9	83.5	43.7
2005	99.9	87.1	45.4
2004	102	91.3	47.2
2003	104	95.3	48.8
2002	105.8	100.6	50.6
2001	107.5	105	52.2
2000	108.9	109.5	53.7
1999	109.9	115.2	55.5
1998	110.9	210.1	57.1
1997	111.8	130	58.3
1996	112.5	134.8	59.6
1995	113.1	138.5	60.8
1994	113.6	133.8	62
1993	114	155.7	62.9
1992	114.4	159.3	64.1
1991	114.7	153.6	64.9
1990	115	156.9	64.9
1989	115.4	159.9	66.2
1988	115.7	423.8	68
1987	116	174.6	68.6
1986	116.4	163.6	70.8
1985	116.8	166.2	72.9
1984	117.4	168.8	74.6
1983	118	168.8	76.1
1982	118.8	168	76.6
1981	119.8	170.1	78.7
1980	120.8	172.1	80.6
1979	122	174.2	82.5
1978	123.4	176.3	84.7
1977	124.9	178.4	86.4
1976	126.4	180.7	88.1
1975	128.1	182.8	89.6
1974	129.8	185	90.9
1973	131.7	187.2	92.1
1972	133.6	199.6	93.6
1971	135.7	202	96.1
1970	137.8	219.5	96.9
1969	140	221.8	98.3
1968	142.3	220.9	100.2
1967	144.5	223.1	103.1
1966	146.8	225.2	104.9
1965	149.2	216.9	106.4
1964	151.4	209	106.1
1963	153.6	220.9	107.7
1962	155.7	213.9	110.2
1961	157.6	215.7	121.5
1960	159.5	217.3	131.8
1959	161.2	219	125.7
1958	162.8	220.7	117.7
1957	164.4	219.7	120
1956	165.8	220.9	121.9
1955	167.3	222	124.8
1954	168.7	224.3	127.7
1953	170.1	226.8	130.1
1952	171.5	229.7	132.7
1951	172.9	232.8	136
1950	174.3	235.9	138.1

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Central African Republic	South Sudan	World
2024	67.159.2–77	63.256.6–72.3	26.9
2025	65.954.6–79.4	62.753.1–75.5	26.4
2026	64.851.6–81.6	62.250.4–78.3	25.9
2027	63.748.6–83.7	61.848.9–81.2	25.4
2028	62.645.9–86.3	61.446.9–82.8	24.9
2029	61.543.3–86.6	60.945.1–84	24.5
2030	60.441.1–86.7	60.643.5–84.5	24
2031	59.338.1–87.1	60.242.9–86	23.6
2032	58.335.4–89.1	59.841.2–86.5	23.2
2033	57.333.6–89.2	59.440–88.4	22.8
2034	56.332.4–91.7	59.139.1–88.3	22.3
2035	55.431–91.6	58.738.1–89.8	21.9
2036	54.529.2–91.5	58.437.2–91.7	21.5
2037	53.627.2–90	57.935.5–91.4	21.1
2038	52.725.7–90.3	57.634.6–91.6	20.8
2039	51.824.5–91.1	57.233.5–92.3	20.4
2040	5123.7–90.3	56.932.5–93.3	20
2041	50.222.2–90.4	56.431.8–94.8	19.7
2042	49.420.5–91.4	56.130.5–95	19.4
2043	48.519.7–91.9	55.629.6–96.1	19
2044	47.818.7–94.7	55.328.9–96.5	18.7
2045	4717.2–94	54.927.9–96.2	18.4
2046	46.216.9–94.2	54.526.9–97.5	18.2
2047	45.516.1–94.1	54.226.2–97.7	17.9
2048	44.815.6–93	53.825.9–98.7	17.7
2049	4414.6–94	53.525.6–100	17.5
2050	43.313.4–92.1	53.124–99.3	17.3
2051	42.613.1–93.5	52.823.8–101	17.1
2052	41.912.6–94.5	52.523.2–101.8	16.9
2053	41.212.1–93.3	52.122.9–100.6	16.7
2054	40.611.6–93.7	51.822.3–99.4	16.5
2055	4011.1–94.5	51.520.7–99.3	16.3
2056	39.410.6–93.4	51.121.3–102.7	16.1
2057	38.810.3–93.6	50.820.5–103.1	15.9
2058	38.310–93.5	50.419.7–103.9	15.7
2059	37.79.6–92.5	50.117.9–103.7	15.5
2060	37.19.5–92.8	49.717.8–105.1	15.3
2061	36.69–92.7	49.417.8–103.7	15.1
2062	368.6–93	49.117.3–103.8	14.9
2063	35.68.5–95.5	48.717.2–104.4	14.7
2064	358.5–94.4	48.416.9–105.6	14.5
2065	34.58.4–94.5	48.116.1–105.8	14.3
2066	348–96.6	47.816.2–105.3	14.1
2067	33.58.2–94.5	47.515.7–105.2	13.9
2068	338–94.5	47.114.6–105.3	13.8
2069	32.67.9–96.5	46.714.2–104.7	13.6
2070	32.27.4–96.4	46.413.7–106.3	13.4
2071	31.77.1–94.8	4614–106.5	13.2
2072	31.36.8–93.7	45.713.4–105	13
2073	30.96.9–94.7	45.313.1–106.3	12.9
2074	30.46.8–95.4	4512.5–105.7	12.7
2075	307–93.1	44.711.9–105.8	12.6
2076	29.66.8–94.4	44.411.6–106.4	12.4
2077	29.26.8–92.1	44.111.2–108.6	12.3
2078	28.76.8–93.9	43.811.2–106.8	12.1
2079	28.36.8–96.3	43.511.1–108	12
2080	27.96.5–94.1	43.210.4–108.7	11.8
2081	27.56.3–91.9	42.810.2–109.7	11.7
2082	276.1–91.3	42.59.9–110	11.6
2083	26.66.1–91	42.29.5–111.6	11.5
2084	26.16.1–89.8	41.99.7–111.9	11.4
2085	25.75.9–89.6	41.69.8–112.7	11.3
2086	25.35.6–88.8	41.39.2–112	11.1
2087	24.95.6–87.8	419.2–111.4	11
2088	24.55.5–88.4	40.79.1–113.2	10.9
2089	24.15.4–87.5	40.38.8–115.1	10.8
2090	23.75.4–84.8	40.18.5–115.8	10.7
2091	23.45.2–84.1	39.88.3–115.2	10.6
2092	23.15.2–84.2	39.68–114.8	10.5
2093	22.85.2–85	39.37.6–112.3	10.4
2094	22.45.1–87.4	397.5–114.1	10.3
2095	22.15–85.3	38.77.2–114.2	10.1
2096	21.85–83	38.47.3–114.4	10
2097	21.54.8–82.7	38.17.3–114.6	9.9
2098	21.24.8–82.6	37.87.2–113.2	9.8
2099	214.8–80.8	37.57.3–116.1	9.7
2100	20.74.6–79.8	37.37.2–115.1	9.6

Each country on its own

Good to know

Babies who die before their first birthday, per 1,000 born alive.
Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time