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

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

How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Sub-Saharan Africa?

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.

Chad vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Mortality rate, under-5

Chad

97.3 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Sub-Saharan Africa

71.2 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Chad rank

4th

Sub-Saharan Africa rank

4th

Mortality rate, under-5 over time

Chad
Sub-Saharan Africa

How they compare

Chad currently reports 97.3 per 1,000 live births against 71.2 per 1,000 live births in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 26.1 per 1,000 live births.

That makes Chad's figure about 1.4 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

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

Chad ranks 4th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 4th of 197 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Chad	Sub-Saharan Africa	Difference	Ahead
1990s	198.72 per 1,000 live births	171.1 per 1,000 live births	27.62 per 1,000 live births	Chad
2000s	166.82 per 1,000 live births	124.65 per 1,000 live births	42.17 per 1,000 live births	Chad
2010s	130.37 per 1,000 live births	86.73 per 1,000 live births	43.64 per 1,000 live births	Chad
2020s	103.94 per 1,000 live births	75.14 per 1,000 live births	28.8 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, Chad or Sub-Saharan Africa?: Chad, at 97.3 per 1,000 live births against 71.2 per 1,000 live births in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Chad and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 26.1 per 1,000 live births, with Chad ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Chad and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?: Chad ranks 4th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 4th of 197 countries.
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.