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HEALTH PROFILE: Central African Republic

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Central African Republic CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC POPULATION PYRAMID
 
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    Central African Republic
    COUNTRY PROFILE
    Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Antigua/Bar. Arab Emirates Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia/Herzeg. Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central Africa Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo Costa Rica Cote d Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominican Rep. DR Congo Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equ. Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Guinea New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria No Macedonia North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Lucia Saint Vincent Samoa Sao Tome Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Isl. Somalia South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tonga Trinidad/Tob. Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe
    Central African Republic CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
          World Rank
      Male Female M F
    At Birth
    50.2
    56.3
    182
    182
    Age 5
    56.9
    62.8
    181
    182
    Age 10
    57.3
    63.3
    181
    182
    Age 15
    57.6
    63.5
    181
    182
    Age 20
    58.4
    64.0
    181
    182
    Age 25
    59.2
    64.6
    181
    182
    Age 30
    60.1
    65.4
    181
    182
    Age 35
    61.0
    66.4
    181
    182
    Age 40
    62.3
    67.7
    182
    182
    Age 45
    64.0
    69.2
    182
    182
    Age 50
    66.1
    70.9
    182
    182
    Age 55
    68.6
    72.8
    182
    182
    Age 60
    71.3
    74.9
    182
    182
    Age 65
    74.4
    77.1
    183
    182
    Age 70
    77.7
    79.6
    183
    182
    Age 75
    81.2
    82.5
    182
    179
    Age 80
    84.9
    85.7
    179
    170
    Age 85
    88.8
    89.3
    169
    169
    Central African Republic CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank
    1. Diarrhoeal diseases
    186.48
    1
    2. Stroke
    181.27
    9
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    163.64
    2
    4. Coronary Heart Disease
    161.58
    39
    5. Tuberculosis
    148.01
    1
    6. HIV/AIDS
    118.59
    10
    7. Hypertension
    73.55
    2
    8. Diabetes Mellitus
    59.37
    26
    9. Lung Disease
    56.65
    12
    10. Liver Disease
    52.83
    8
    11. Malaria
    48.35
    11
    12. Road Traffic Accidents
    46.52
    13
    13. Asthma
    38.64
    4
    14. Kidney Disease
    35.36
    36
    15. Maternal Conditions
    31.52
    2
    16. Prostate Cancer
    26.97
    36
    17. Breast Cancer
    26.45
    19
    18. Violence
    25.46
    15
    19. Malnutrition
    24.59
    6
    20. Suicide
    22.96
    10
    21. Other Injuries
    21.36
    7
    22. Meningitis
    21.14
    5
    23. Measles
    19.96
    6
    24. Cervical Cancer
    18.81
    41
    25. Alzheimers & Dementia
    17.60
    91
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank
    26. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    15.30
    5
    27. Low Birth Weight
    14.93
    4
    28. Birth Trauma
    14.54
    5
    29. Endocrine Disorders
    14.01
    11
    30. Inflammatory/Heart
    12.87
    16
    31. Falls
    9.19
    26
    32. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    8.80
    11
    33. Congenital Anomalies
    7.72
    39
    34. Schistosomiasis
    7.44
    1
    35. War
    6.90
    7
    36. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    6.15
    133
    37. Liver Cancer
    5.31
    94
    38. Ovary Cancer
    5.08
    64
    39. Fires
    4.94
    11
    40. Lymphomas
    4.93
    81
    41. Poisonings
    4.53
    4
    42. Parkinson's Disease
    4.47
    71
    43. Drownings
    4.30
    39
    44. Tetanus
    4.09
    3
    45. Oral Cancer
    4.02
    58
    46. Stomach Cancer
    3.43
    140
    47. Epilepsy
    3.37
    19
    48. Pertussis
    3.36
    23
    49. Leukemia
    3.09
    117
    50. Alcohol
    2.64
    45
    Central African Republic CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Deaths %
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    5,231
    9.88
    2. Tuberculosis
    4,704
    8.88
    3. Diarrhoeal diseases
    4,684
    8.84
    4. HIV/AIDS
    3,753
    7.09
    5. Stroke
    3,284
    6.20
    6. Malaria
    3,279
    6.19
    7. Coronary Heart Disease
    2,900
    5.48
    8. Low Birth Weight
    2,228
    4.21
    9. Birth Trauma
    2,192
    4.14
    10. Road Traffic Accidents
    1,790
    3.38
    11. Measles
    1,625
    3.07
    12. Hypertension
    1,252
    2.36
    13. Maternal Conditions
    1,174
    2.22
    14. Liver Disease
    1,153
    2.18
    15. Diabetes Mellitus
    1,141
    2.15
    16. Meningitis
    1,015
    1.92
    17. Violence
    1,009
    1.91
    18. Lung Disease
    956
    1.80
    19. Congenital Anomalies
    776
    1.47
    20. Asthma
    761
    1.44
    21. Kidney Disease
    710
    1.34
    22. Malnutrition
    691
    1.30
    23. Other Injuries
    621
    1.17
    24. Suicide
    585
    1.10
    25. Endocrine Disorders
    423
    0.80
      Deaths %
    26. Breast Cancer
    344
    0.65
    27. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    317
    0.60
    28. War
    314
    0.59
    29. Tetanus
    280
    0.53
    30. Inflammatory/Heart
    270
    0.51
    31. Pertussis
    265
    0.50
    32. Cervical Cancer
    230
    0.43
    33. Alzheimers & Dementia
    204
    0.39
    34. Drownings
    202
    0.38
    35. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    194
    0.37
    36. Falls
    181
    0.34
    37. Schistosomiasis
    169
    0.32
    38. Prostate Cancer
    156
    0.29
    39. Fires
    142
    0.27
    40. Poisonings
    134
    0.25
    41. Syphilis
    120
    0.23
    42. Lymphomas
    119
    0.22
    43. Epilepsy
    119
    0.22
    44. Liver Cancer
    117
    0.22
    45. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    116
    0.22
    46. Oral Cancer
    91
    0.17
    47. Leukemia
    88
    0.17
    48. Parkinson's Disease
    67
    0.13
    49. Stomach Cancer
    65
    0.12
    50. Ovary Cancer
    64
    0.12
    Central African Republic CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    26.97
    36
    2. Breast Cancer
    26.45
    19
    3. Cervical Cancer
    18.81
    41
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    6.15
    133
    5. Liver Cancer
    5.31
    94
    6. Ovary Cancer
    5.08
    64
    7. Lymphomas
    4.93
    81
    8. Oral Cancer
    4.02
    58
      Rate World Rank
    9. Stomach Cancer
    3.43
    140
    10. Leukemia
    3.09
    117
    11. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.54
    89
    12. Lung Cancers
    2.48
    167
    13. Skin Cancers
    2.26
    66
    14. Pancreas Cancer
    1.95
    145
    15. Uterin Cancer
    1.81
    118
    16. Bladder Cancer
    1.26
    143
    Central African Republic CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC HEALTH RISK FACTORS
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
    ALCOHOL LITERS
    Total Rank
    1.7
    148
    SMOKING %
    M F Rank
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    OBESITY %
    M F Rank
    3.7
    10.9
    164
    159
    HAPPINESS SCORE
    Total Rank
    N/D
    N/D
    Central African Republic CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
            World Rank
      Male Female All M F All
    1960
    36.2
    41.2
    38.7
    159
    146
    156
    1970
    40.2
    45.2
    42.6
    160
    148
    154
    1980
    45.1
    50.4
    47.7
    157
    147
    153
    1990
    47.3
    52.5
    49.8
    165
    159
    163
    2000
    44.9
    47.1
    46.0
    177
    178
    178
    2010
    47.9
    50.5
    49.2
    181
    181
    181
    2019
    50.2
    56.3
    53.1
    182
    182
    182
    Central African Republic CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC DEMOGRAPHIC SUMMARY
      Value World Rank
    Population Total
    5.358m
    118
    Sex Ratio M / F
    0.99
    91
    Population 0-14
    39.5%
    31
    Population 15-64
    57.2%
    164
    Population 65 +
    3.4%
    161
    Birth Rate / 1000
    32.79
    23
    Death Rate / 1000
    11.76
    16
    Fertility Rate
    4.09
    26
    Infant Mortality
    84.22
    3
    Sex Ratio At Birth M / F
    1.03
    140
    Sex Ratio Under 15 M / F
    1.01
    164
      Value World Rank
    Sex Ratio 15-64 M / F
    1.00
    84
    Sex Ratio 65 + M / F
    0.64
    175
    Net Migration
    -3.28
    159
    Population Growth
    1.79%
    47
    Literacy Total
    37.4%
    169
    Literacy Male
    49.5%
    152
    Literacy Female
    25.8%
    154
    Unemployment
    6.9%
    88
    Life Expectancy / Birth
    53.1
    182
    Healthy Life Expectancy
    46.4
    182
    GDP per Capita USD
    $900
    191

    COVID-19 REPORT

      CASES    DEATHS 
    15,440
    113
    4/1/24
    Central African Republic COVID-19 DEATH SIMULATOR

    A calendar based simulation of Covid-19 deaths compared to historical average of selected Central African Republic causes.

     
     
    Central African Republic COVID-19 CASE CHART
    CUMULATIVE WITH COUNTRY ADJUSTMENTS
    Central African Republic COVID-19 DEATH CHART
    CUMULATIVE WITH COUNTRY ADJUSTMENTS
    Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
    Data Source: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION 2020
    Data Accuracy Not Guaranteed
    WHO Excludes Cause of Death Data For the following countries: Andorra, Cook Islands, Dominica, Marshall Islands, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Saint Kitts, San Marino, Tuvalu.