Child mortality rate vs. GDP per capita in Chad
Chad: Child mortality rate vs. GDP per capita was 9.73 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Child mortality rate vs. GDP per capita in Chad, 1950–2024
Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.
Analysis
In 2024, child mortality rate vs. gdp per capita in Chad stood at 9.73 deaths per 100 live births. That is the lowest value across all 75 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 26.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child mortality rate vs. gdp per capita in Chad peaked at 27.87 deaths per 100 live births in 1950 and was at its lowest, 9.73 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.
That places Chad 4th out of 200 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 | 27.36 deaths per 100 live births | 26.87 deaths per 100 live births | 27.87 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1960s | 26.22 deaths per 100 live births | 25.64 deaths per 100 live births | 26.76 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1970s | 24.82 deaths per 100 live births | 24.09 deaths per 100 live births | 25.49 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 22.72 deaths per 100 live births | 21.43 deaths per 100 live births | 23.89 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 19.87 deaths per 100 live births | 18.58 deaths per 100 live births | 21.14 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.68 deaths per 100 live births | 15.05 deaths per 100 live births | 18.24 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.04 deaths per 100 live births | 11.4 deaths per 100 live births | 14.67 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.39 deaths per 100 live births | 9.73 deaths per 100 live births | 11.06 deaths per 100 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Chad
- 1 Nigeria 11.56 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 2 Niger 11.07 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 3 Somalia 10.11 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 5 South Sudan 9.67 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 6 Guinea 9.21 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 7 Sierra Leone 9.05 deaths per 100 live births compare
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 by region 33 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 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 mortality rate vs. gdp per capita in Chad?
- Child mortality rate vs. gdp per capita in Chad was 9.73 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child mortality rate vs. gdp per capita recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 27.87 deaths per 100 live births in 1950.
- What is the lowest child mortality rate vs. gdp per capita recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.73 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
- How does Chad rank for child mortality rate vs. gdp per capita?
- Chad ranks 4th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child mortality rate vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Chad data come from?
- The figures come from Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality rate vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The long-run estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.