Child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus in Chad
Chad: Child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus was 313 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus in Chad, 2000–2015
Source: Wahl et al. (2018) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Chad recorded 313 for child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus in 2015.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus in Chad peaked at 326 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 285, in 2000.
Chad ranks 13th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 303.4 | 285 | 326 | 10 |
| 2010s | 319.5 | 313 | 323 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Chad
- 10 Bangladesh 462 compare
- 11 Sudan 367 compare
- 12 Philippines 318 compare
- 14 Angola 310 compare
- 15 Myanmar 304 compare
- 16 Niger 286 compare
- 16 Somalia, Fed. Rep. 286 compare
More health data for Chad
- Number of infants who die before age 1 41,435 deaths (2100)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,071 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 33 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 33 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 306,133 (2025)
- Population, male 50.2% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 5.46 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 9.65 million (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 319,964 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 328,199 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus in Chad?
- Child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus in Chad was 313 in 2015, according to Wahl et al. (2018) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 326 in 2008.
- What is the lowest child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 285 in 2000.
- How does Chad rank for child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus?
- Chad ranks 13th out of 194 countries with data for 2015.
- Is child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chad data come from?
- The figures come from Wahl et al. (2018) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The estimated annual number of deaths caused by pneumococcus bacteria in children under five. This is broken down by the type of disease caused by the bacteria. For example, 'meningitis' refers to the number of meningitis deaths caused by pneumococcus bacteria.