Child mortality rate vs. mean male height in Chad

Chad: Child mortality rate vs. mean male height was 9.73 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
9.73 deaths per 100 live births
Change on year
down 3.3%
World rank
4th
of 199 countries
All-time high
27.87 deaths per 100 live births
in 1950
All-time low
9.73 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Years of data
75
1950–2024

Child mortality rate vs. mean male height in Chad, 1950–2024

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Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.

Analysis

The most recent figure for child mortality rate vs. mean male height in Chad is 9.73 deaths per 100 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 75 years on record.

That represents a change of down 3.3% on the previous year and down 26.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, child mortality rate vs. mean male height 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 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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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. 1 Nigeria 11.56 deaths per 100 live births compare
  2. 2 Niger 11.07 deaths per 100 live births compare
  3. 3 Somalia 10.11 deaths per 100 live births compare
  4. 5 South Sudan 9.67 deaths per 100 live births compare
  5. 6 Guinea 9.21 deaths per 100 live births compare
  6. 7 Sierra Leone 9.05 deaths per 100 live births compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is child mortality rate vs. mean male height in Chad?
Child mortality rate vs. mean male height in Chad was 9.73 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest child mortality rate vs. mean male height 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. mean male height 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. mean male height?
Chad ranks 4th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is child mortality rate vs. mean male height 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 United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality rate vs. mean male height. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Child mortality rate vs. mean male height
Unit
deaths per 100 live births
Source
United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 13,056 data points, 1950–2024
Last refreshed

The estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .