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Central African Republic vs. Sudan

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Central African RepublicSudan
Population5,357,984 (July 2021 est.)

note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected
46,751,152 (July 2021 est.)
Age structure0-14 years: 39.49% (male 1,188,682/female 1,176,958)

15-24 years: 19.89% (male 598,567/female 593,075)

25-54 years: 32.95% (male 988,077/female 986,019)

55-64 years: 4.32% (male 123,895/female 134,829)

65 years and over: 3.35% (male 78,017/female 122,736) (2020 est.)
0-14 years: 42.01% (male 9,726,937/female 9,414,988)

15-24 years: 20.94% (male 4,852,903/female 4,687,664)

25-54 years: 29.89% (male 6,633,567/female 6,986,241)

55-64 years: 4.13% (male 956,633/female 923,688)

65 years and over: 3.03% (male 729,214/female 649,721) (2020 est.)
Median agetotal: 20 years

male: 19.7 years

female: 20.3 years (2020 est.)
total: 18.3 years

male: 18.1 years

female: 18.5 years (2020 est.)
Population growth rate1.79% (2021 est.)2.55% (2021 est.)
Birth rate33.2 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)33.63 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)
Death rate12.01 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)6.41 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)
Net migration rate-3.28 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.)-1.71 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.)
Sex ratioat birth: 1.03 male(s)/female

0-14 years: 1.01 male(s)/female

15-24 years: 1.01 male(s)/female

25-54 years: 1 male(s)/female

55-64 years: 0.92 male(s)/female

65 years and over: 0.64 male(s)/female

total population: 0.99 male(s)/female (2020 est.)
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female

0-14 years: 1.03 male(s)/female

15-24 years: 1.04 male(s)/female

25-54 years: 0.95 male(s)/female

55-64 years: 1.04 male(s)/female

65 years and over: 1.12 male(s)/female

total population: 1.01 male(s)/female (2020 est.)
Infant mortality ratetotal: 84.22 deaths/1,000 live births

male: 90.39 deaths/1,000 live births

female: 77.86 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)
total: 43.15 deaths/1,000 live births

male: 48.66 deaths/1,000 live births

female: 37.36 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)
Life expectancy at birthtotal population: 55.07 years

male: 53.74 years

female: 56.44 years (2021 est.)
total population: 66.79 years

male: 64.58 years

female: 69.11 years (2021 est.)
Total fertility rate4.09 children born/woman (2021 est.)4.66 children born/woman (2021 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate2.9% (2020 est.)0.2% (2020 est.)
Nationalitynoun: Central African(s)

adjective: Central African
noun: Sudanese (singular and plural)

adjective: Sudanese
Ethnic groupsBaya 28.8%, Banda 22.9%, Mandjia 9.9%, Sara 7.9%, M'Baka-Bantu 7.9%, Arab-Fulani (Peul) 6%, Mbum 6%, Ngbanki 5.5%, Zande-Nzakara 3%, other Central African Republic ethnic groups 2%, non-Central African Republic ethnic groups .1% (2003 est.)unspecified Sudanese Arab (approximately 70%), Fur, Beja, Nuba, Fallata
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS88,000 (2020 est.)49,000 (2020 est.)
ReligionsChristian 89%, Muslim 9%, folk religion 1%, unaffiliated 1% (2020 est.)

note: animistic beliefs and practices strongly influence the Christian majority
Sunni Muslim, small Christian minority
HIV/AIDS - deaths3,200 (2020 est.)2,300 (2020 est.)
LanguagesFrench (official), Sangho (lingua franca and national language), tribal languagesArabic (official), English (official), Nubian, Ta Bedawie, Fur

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The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information. (English)
Literacydefinition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 37.4%

male: 49.5%

female: 25.8% (2018)
definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 60.7%

male: 65.4%

female: 56.1% (2018)
Major infectious diseasesdegree of risk: very high (2020)

food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A and E, and typhoid fever

vectorborne diseases: malaria and dengue fever

water contact diseases: schistosomiasis

animal contact diseases: rabies

respiratory diseases: meningococcal meningitis
degree of risk: very high (2020)

food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A and E, and typhoid fever

vectorborne diseases: malaria, dengue fever, and Rift Valley fever

water contact diseases: schistosomiasis

animal contact diseases: rabies

respiratory diseases: meningococcal meningitis
Food insecurityexceptional shortfall in aggregate food production/supplies: due to conflict and population displacements - ongoing conflicts and population displacements due to armed violence that followed the December 2020 elections, adding to the already high levels of civil insecurity, coupled with restrictive measures to control the COVID-19 pandemic, are expected to continue affecting agricultural activities and limit farmers' access to crop-growing areas and inputs, with a negative impact on 2021 crop production (2021)severe localized food insecurity: due to conflict, civil insecurity, and soaring food prices - the number of severely food insecure people was estimated at 9.8 million in the June-September 2021 period, due to flood-induced livelihood losses sustained in 2020, soaring food prices and inter-communal conflict; the main drivers are macro-economic challenges resulting in rampant food and non-food inflation, the lingering impact of 2020 widespread floods on livelihoods and the escalation of inter-communal violence in western Greater Darfur Region and in eastern South Kordofan, North Kordofan and Blue Nile states (2021)
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)total: 7 years

male: 8 years

female: 6 years (2012)
total: 8 years

male: 8 years

female: 7 years (2015)
Education expenditures1.2% of GDP (2011)NA
Urbanizationurban population: 42.6% of total population (2021)

rate of urbanization: 3.32% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
urban population: 35.6% of total population (2021)

rate of urbanization: 3.43% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Drinking water sourceimproved: urban: 89.6% of population

rural: 54.4% of population

total: 68.5% of population

unimproved: urban: 10.4% of population

rural: 45.6% of population

total: 31.5% of population (2015 est.)
improved: urban: 99% of population

rural: 80.7% of population

total: 87% of population

unimproved: urban: 1% of population

rural: 19.3% of population

total: 13% of population (2017 est.)
Sanitation facility accessimproved: urban: 43.6% of population

rural: 7.2% of population

total: 21.8% of population

unimproved: urban: 56.4% of population

rural: 92.8% of population

total: 78.2% of population (2015 est.)
improved: urban: 72.1% of population

rural: 30.6% of population

total: 44.9% of population

unimproved: urban: 27.9% of population

rural: 69.4% of population

total: 55.1% of population (2017 est.)
Major cities - population910,000 BANGUI (capital) (2021)5.989 million KHARTOUM (capital), 967,000 Nyala (2021)
Maternal mortality rate829 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)295 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)
Children under the age of 5 years underweight20.5% (2019)33% (2014)
Health expenditures11% (2018)4.5% (2018)
Physicians density0.07 physicians/1,000 population (2015)0.26 physicians/1,000 population (2017)
Hospital bed density1 beds/1,000 population (2011)0.7 beds/1,000 population (2017)
Obesity - adult prevalence rate7.5% (2016)6.6% (2014)
Contraceptive prevalence rate17.8% (2019)12.2% (2014)
Dependency ratiostotal dependency ratio: 86.4

youth dependency ratio: 81.1

elderly dependency ratio: 5.2

potential support ratio: 19.2 (2020 est.)
total dependency ratio: 76.9

youth dependency ratio: 70.4

elderly dependency ratio: 6.5

potential support ratio: 15.4 (2020 est.)

Source: CIA Factbook