Number of child deaths by age in Chad
Chad: Number of child deaths by age was 31,625 deaths in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of child deaths by age in Chad, 1955–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
Chad recorded 31,625 deaths for number of child deaths by age in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of child deaths by age in Chad peaked at 35,834 deaths in 2014 and was at its lowest, 15,767 deaths, in 1955.
That places Chad 7th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 70 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 16,103 deaths | 15,767 deaths | 16,435 deaths | 5 |
| 1960s | 17,507 deaths | 16,607 deaths | 18,553 deaths | 10 |
| 1970s | 20,901 deaths | 18,866 deaths | 22,608 deaths | 10 |
| 1980s | 23,532 deaths | 22,494 deaths | 25,242 deaths | 10 |
| 1990s | 29,110 deaths | 25,874 deaths | 31,606 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 33,706 deaths | 32,202 deaths | 35,451 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 35,313 deaths | 33,853 deaths | 35,834 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 32,450 deaths | 31,625 deaths | 33,340 deaths | 5 |
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More health data for Chad
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,071 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 41,435 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 33 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 33 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 173,746 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 172,562 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 178,917 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 177,370 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 183,288 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 181,223 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of child deaths by age in Chad?
- Number of child deaths by age in Chad was 31,625 deaths in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of child deaths by age recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 35,834 deaths in 2014.
- What is the lowest number of child deaths by age recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 15,767 deaths in 1955.
- How does Chad rank for number of child deaths by age?
- Chad ranks 7th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of child deaths by age rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chad data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of child deaths by age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The estimated number of deaths of children aged between 1 and 4 .