Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex in Chad
Chad: Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex was 61.55 deaths per 1,000 people in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
61.55 deaths per 1,000 people
Change on year
down 3.0%
World rank
8th
of 236 countries
All-time high
208.7 deaths per 1,000 people
in 1950
All-time low
61.55 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex in Chad, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 1,000 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex in Chad is 61.55 deaths per 1,000 people, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.0% on the previous year and down 25.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex in Chad peaked at 208.7 deaths per 1,000 people in 1950 and was at its lowest, 61.55 deaths per 1,000 people, in 2023.
Chad ranks 8th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex in Chad, year by year
| Year | deaths per 1,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 208.7 deaths per 1,000 people | — |
| 1951 | 206.35 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.1% |
| 1952 | 204.03 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.1% |
| 1953 | 201.75 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.1% |
| 1954 | 199.5 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.1% |
| 1955 | 197.28 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.1% |
| 1956 | 195.09 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.1% |
| 1957 | 192.89 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.1% |
| 1958 | 190.63 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.2% |
| 1959 | 188.4 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.2% |
| 1960 | 186.19 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.2% |
| 1961 | 183.98 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.2% |
| 1962 | 181.76 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.2% |
| 1963 | 179.5 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.2% |
| 1964 | 177.16 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.3% |
| 1965 | 175.49 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.9% |
| 1966 | 171.82 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.1% |
| 1967 | 168.82 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.7% |
| 1968 | 166.11 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.6% |
| 1969 | 163.22 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.7% |
| 1970 | 160.31 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.8% |
| 1971 | 159.08 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.8% |
| 1972 | 154.76 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.7% |
| 1973 | 153.26 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.0% |
| 1974 | 151.62 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.1% |
| 1975 | 150.21 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.9% |
| 1976 | 148.42 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.2% |
| 1977 | 147.35 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 146.07 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.9% |
| 1979 | 144.74 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 143.31 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.0% |
| 1981 | 142.78 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 141.1 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 139.4 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 137.62 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.3% |
| 1985 | 136.32 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 133 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.4% |
| 1987 | 131.13 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 129.56 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 127.47 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.6% |
| 1990 | 125.64 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 124.52 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 122.6 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 120.77 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 119.36 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 117.67 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 116.29 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 114.71 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 112.92 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 111.15 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 109.42 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 107.45 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 105.37 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 103.5 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 101.7 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 99.61 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 97.72 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 95.46 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 93.37 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 91.29 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 89.02 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 86.79 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 84.54 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 82.41 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 80.4 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 78.2 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 75.98 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 73.86 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 71.8 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 69.76 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 67.53 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 65.42 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 63.44 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 61.55 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 198.46 deaths per 1,000 people | 188.4 deaths per 1,000 people | 208.7 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1960s | 175.4 deaths per 1,000 people | 163.22 deaths per 1,000 people | 186.19 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 151.58 deaths per 1,000 people | 144.74 deaths per 1,000 people | 160.31 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 136.17 deaths per 1,000 people | 127.47 deaths per 1,000 people | 143.31 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 118.56 deaths per 1,000 people | 111.15 deaths per 1,000 people | 125.64 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 100.49 deaths per 1,000 people | 91.29 deaths per 1,000 people | 109.42 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.28 deaths per 1,000 people | 69.76 deaths per 1,000 people | 89.02 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.49 deaths per 1,000 people | 61.55 deaths per 1,000 people | 67.53 deaths per 1,000 people | 4 |
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- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,071 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex in Chad?
- Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex in Chad was 61.55 deaths per 1,000 people in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 208.7 deaths per 1,000 people in 1950.
- What is the lowest annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.55 deaths per 1,000 people in 2023.
- How does Chad rank for annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex?
- Chad ranks 8th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Chad data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Death rate, calculated as the number of deaths divided by the average number of people alive during the interval.