Child mortality by sex in Chad
Chad: Child mortality by sex was 10.32 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
10.32
Change on year
down 3.2%
World rank
4th
of 199 countries
All-time high
28.88
in 1950
All-time low
10.32
in 2024
Years of data
75
1950–2024
Child mortality by sex in Chad, 1950–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for child mortality by sex in Chad is 10.32, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 75 years on record.
The figure is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 26.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child mortality by sex in Chad peaked at 28.88 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 10.32, in 2024.
That places Chad 4th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 75 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 28.36 | 27.87 | 28.88 | 10 |
| 1960s | 27.23 | 26.62 | 27.78 | 10 |
| 1970s | 25.83 | 25.13 | 26.47 | 10 |
| 1980s | 23.75 | 22.46 | 24.92 | 10 |
| 1990s | 20.79 | 19.45 | 22.14 | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.53 | 15.84 | 19.13 | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.75 | 12.06 | 15.45 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11 | 10.32 | 11.69 | 5 |
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More health data for Chad
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 41,435 (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,071 (2090)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 33 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 33 (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 mortality by sex in Chad?
- Child mortality by sex in Chad was 10.32 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child mortality by sex recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 28.88 in 1950.
- What is the lowest child mortality by sex recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.32 in 2024.
- How does Chad rank for child mortality by sex?
- Chad ranks 4th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child mortality by sex rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Chad data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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