What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Africa Western and Central and Chad?

6.03 per 1,000 live births, with Chad ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Western and Central and Chad?

35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Africa Western and Central vs Chad: Mortality rate, under-5

Africa Western and Central

91.27 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Chad

97.3 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Africa Western and Central rank

1st

Chad rank

4th

Mortality rate, under-5 over time

Africa Western and Central
Chad

How they compare

Chad currently reports 97.3 per 1,000 live births against 91.27 per 1,000 live births in Africa Western and Central, a difference of 6.03 per 1,000 live births.

That makes Chad's figure about 1.1 times Africa Western and Central's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Chad has been ahead every year.

Africa Western and Central ranks 1st and Chad ranks 4th of 47 groups.

Chad has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Africa Western and Central	Chad	Difference	Ahead
1990s	187.06 per 1,000 live births	198.72 per 1,000 live births	11.66 per 1,000 live births	Chad
2000s	142.45 per 1,000 live births	166.82 per 1,000 live births	24.37 per 1,000 live births	Chad
2010s	107.03 per 1,000 live births	130.37 per 1,000 live births	23.34 per 1,000 live births	Chad
2020s	95.71 per 1,000 live births	103.94 per 1,000 live births	8.23 per 1,000 live births	Chad

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, Africa Western and Central or Chad?: Chad, at 97.3 per 1,000 live births against 91.27 per 1,000 live births in Africa Western and Central as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Africa Western and Central and Chad?: 6.03 per 1,000 live births, with Chad ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Western and Central and Chad?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Africa Western and Central and Chad rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?: Africa Western and Central ranks 1st and Chad ranks 4th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births)
Unit: per 1,000 live births
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 244 places, 13,546 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Under-five mortality rate is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.