Probability of dying that year, among females in Central African Republic
Central African Republic: Probability of dying that year, among females was 6.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Probability of dying that year, among females in Central African Republic, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, probability of dying that year, among females in Central African Republic stood at 6.3%. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is down 64.0% on the previous year and down 24.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability of dying that year, among females in Central African Republic peaked at 21.5% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 6.3%, in 2023.
Central African Republic ranks 3rd of 236 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Probability of dying that year, among females in Central African Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 16.5% | — |
| 1951 | 16.4% | -0.8% |
| 1952 | 16.3% | -0.8% |
| 1953 | 16.1% | -0.8% |
| 1954 | 16.0% | -0.8% |
| 1955 | 15.9% | -0.8% |
| 1956 | 15.7% | -0.8% |
| 1957 | 15.6% | -0.9% |
| 1958 | 15.5% | -0.9% |
| 1959 | 15.3% | -1.0% |
| 1960 | 15.2% | -1.1% |
| 1961 | 15.0% | -1.2% |
| 1962 | 14.8% | -1.3% |
| 1963 | 14.6% | -1.3% |
| 1964 | 14.4% | -1.4% |
| 1965 | 14.2% | -1.5% |
| 1966 | 14.0% | -1.5% |
| 1967 | 13.7% | -1.6% |
| 1968 | 13.5% | -1.6% |
| 1969 | 13.3% | -1.6% |
| 1970 | 13.1% | -1.6% |
| 1971 | 12.9% | -1.6% |
| 1972 | 12.7% | -1.5% |
| 1973 | 12.5% | -1.5% |
| 1974 | 12.3% | -1.5% |
| 1975 | 12.1% | -1.4% |
| 1976 | 12.0% | -1.4% |
| 1977 | 11.8% | -1.3% |
| 1978 | 11.7% | -1.3% |
| 1979 | 11.5% | -1.2% |
| 1980 | 11.4% | -1.1% |
| 1981 | 11.3% | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 11.2% | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 11.1% | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 11.0% | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 11.0% | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 10.9% | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 10.9% | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 10.8% | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 10.8% | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 10.8% | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 10.7% | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 10.7% | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 10.7% | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 10.6% | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 10.6% | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 10.5% | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 10.5% | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 10.4% | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 10.3% | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 10.2% | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 10.0% | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 9.9% | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 9.7% | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 9.5% | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 9.3% | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 9.1% | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 8.9% | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 8.7% | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 21.5% | +147.1% |
| 2010 | 9.0% | -58.2% |
| 2011 | 8.4% | -6.7% |
| 2012 | 8.1% | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 8.2% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 9.9% | +19.6% |
| 2015 | 7.8% | -21.0% |
| 2016 | 7.8% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 8.6% | +10.4% |
| 2018 | 7.5% | -13.8% |
| 2019 | 11.8% | +58.0% |
| 2020 | 7.4% | -36.9% |
| 2021 | 9.1% | +22.3% |
| 2022 | 17.4% | +91.6% |
| 2023 | 6.3% | -64.0% |
Central African Republic compared with similar countries
- Central African Republic's 6.3% is above the median for low income countries, which is 4.1%, 1.5× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Central African Republic's 6.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.4%, 1.8× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Probability of dying that year, among females 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 | +147.1% | 8.7% | 21.5% |
| 2022 | +91.6% | 9.1% | 17.4% |
| 2023 | -64.0% | 17.4% | 6.3% |
| 2019 | +58.0% | 7.5% | 11.8% |
| 2010 | -58.2% | 21.5% | 9.0% |
| 2020 | -36.9% | 11.8% | 7.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 15.9% | 15.3% | 16.5% | 10 |
| 1960s | 14.3% | 13.3% | 15.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 12.3% | 11.5% | 13.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.0% | 10.8% | 11.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.6% | 10.3% | 10.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.7% | 8.7% | 21.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.7% | 7.5% | 11.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.1% | 6.3% | 17.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Central African Republic
More gender data for Central African Republic
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 3,048 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 2.79 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 3,430 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 3,430 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 3.5 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 116,671 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 119,287 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 111,077 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 113,219 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 102,344 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is probability of dying that year, among females in Central African Republic?
- Probability of dying that year, among females in Central African Republic was 6.3% in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest probability of dying that year, among females recorded in Central African Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 21.5% in 2009.
- What is the lowest probability of dying that year, among females recorded in Central African Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.3% in 2023.
- How does Central African Republic rank for probability of dying that year, among females?
- Central African Republic ranks 3rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is probability of dying that year, among females rising or falling in Central African Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Central African Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Probability of dying that year, among females. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability of dying in a given interval, among people who survived to the start of that interval.