Mortality rate, under 5 years per 1,000 live births fell 3.38% to 103 in Central African Republic in 2020, according to World Bank / WHO.
Historically, mortality rate, under 5 years per 1,000 live births in Central African Republic reached an all time high of 280 in 1960 and an all time low of 103 in 2020. When compared to Central African Republic's main peers, mortality rate, under 5 years per 1,000 live births in Cameroon amounted to 72.2, 110 in Chad, 56.6 in Sudan and 81.2 in Dem. Republic of the Congo in 2020.
Central African Republic has been ranked 5th within the group of 172 countries we follow in terms of mortality rate, under 5 years per 1,000 live births.
| Mortality Rate, Under 5 Years (Per 1,000 Live Births) | Unit | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
| Angola | 92.9 | 88.1 | 84.1 | 80.6 | 77.3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Cameroon | 92.4 | 88.0 | 84.2 | 80.6 | 77.3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Central African Republic | 128 | 123 | 118 | 115 | 111 | |||||||||||||||||
| Chad | 132 | 129 | 125 | 121 | 117 | |||||||||||||||||
| Congo | 54.4 | 52.6 | 50.8 | 49.1 | 47.6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Dem. Republic of the Congo | 99.2 | 95.9 | 92.8 | 89.6 | 86.6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Egypt | 24.3 | 23.3 | 22.5 | 21.7 | 20.9 | |||||||||||||||||
| Ethiopia | 65.9 | 62.4 | 59.0 | 55.9 | 53.2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Gabon | 52.8 | 50.3 | 47.4 | 45.5 | 44.1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Niger | 98.0 | 93.8 | 90.1 | 86.6 | 83.5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Nigeria | 128 | 126 | 125 | 123 | 120 | |||||||||||||||||
| South Sudan | 97.9 | 97.9 | 97.9 | 97.9 | 97.9 | |||||||||||||||||
| Sudan | 67.9 | 65.9 | 63.9 | 62.0 | 60.1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Zambia | 68.3 | 67.7 | 65.3 | 64.6 | 65.4 |
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