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Central African Republic

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In brief

Road deaths per 100,000 people: 37.7 (2019). World rank 181 of 186 (1 = best); in Africa, 51 of 54. Suicides per 100,000 people: 9.2 (2021). World rank 123 of 185 (1 = best); in Africa, 45 of 54. Political stability and absence of violence, score 0–⁠100: 35.9 (2025). World rank 191 of 207 (1 = best); in Africa, 45 of 54. From 2015 to 2025: political stability and absence of violence 32 → 35.9 (score 0–⁠100). Worse than all its neighbours (Cameroon, Chad, DR Congo, Republic of the Congo, South Sudan, and Sudan): road deaths per 100,000 people and suicides per 100,000 people.

Safety

Homicides per 100,000 people
20.1 2016
Road deaths per 100,000 people
37.7 2019
Suicides per 100,000 people
9.2 2021
Political stability and absence of violence, score 0–⁠100
35.9 2025
Natural hazards
floods and dust and sand storms
Emergency numbers
117, 118, 1220