Central African Republic sits in Sub-Saharan Africa. A newborn there can expect about 57.5 years of life, 210th of 212 countries with data. Below, every mortality measure the National Death Index tracks for Central African Republic, each with its global rank and source year.
17 measures · sources: World Bank Open Data and WHO Global Health Observatory (Global Health Estimates 2021) · latest available year per figure
| Measure | Value | World rank | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy at birth | 57.5 yrs | 210 of 212 | 2024 |
| Age-standardized death rate | 21.5 /1,000 | 2 of 182 | 2021 |
| Crude death rate | 9.4 /1,000 | 52 of 212 | 2024 |
| Life expectancy at 60 | 12.1 yrs | 181 of 182 | 2021 |
| Male mortality penalty | 66.8 /1,000 | 93 of 212 | 2024 |
| Life-expectancy gap (F−M) | 4.1 yrs | 155 of 212 | 2024 |
| Old-age sex ratio (65+) | 72.9 men/100 women | 55 of 212 | 2024 |
| Infant mortality | 58.8 /1,000 | 7 of 192 | 2024 |
| Maternal mortality | 692 /100k | 3 of 191 | 2023 |
| Premature NCD mortality | 30.8 % | 13 of 182 | 2021 |
| Suicide rate | 9.2 /100k | 61 of 182 | 2021 |
| Road-traffic deaths | 37.7 /100k | 5 of 187 | 2019 |
| Adult obesity | 7.3 % | 115 of 143 | 2010 |
| Recorded alcohol per adult | 1.8 L | 139 of 185 | 2020 |
| Population aged 65+ | 2.2 % | 208 of 212 | 2024 |
| Health spending per capita | $54 | 169 of 191 | 2023 |
| GDP per capita | $516 | 210 of 212 | 2024 |
Measured against the rest of the world, Central African Republic's sharpest departures from the middle of the pack are the 2nd highest age-standardized death rate in the world (21.5 /1,000) and the 2nd lowest life expectancy at 60 in the world (12.1 yrs). Every figure above is the most recent the source reports for Central African Republic; the year sits beside each one, and rankings cover only countries with data for that measure.