Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Chad
Chad: Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year was 0.9232 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▼ Falling
Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Chad, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
In 2021, crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Chad stood at 0.9232 deaths per 100,000 people. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 21.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Chad peaked at 1.57 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.9232 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2021.
That places Chad 72nd out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Chad, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.57 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 1.53 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 1.5 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 1.46 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 1.43 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 1.4 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 1.38 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 1.32 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 1.29 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 1.24 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 1.21 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 1.17 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 1.14 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 1.11 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 1.08 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 1.05 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 1.02 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9919 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 0.9653 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 0.9391 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 0.9303 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.9232 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.41 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.24 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.57 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.07 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9391 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.21 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9267 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9232 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9303 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Chad
- 69 Kazakhstan 0.9304 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 70 Jamaica 0.9301 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 71 South Sudan 0.9233 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 73 Guinea-Bissau 0.9162 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 74 Marshall Islands 0.9074 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 75 Haiti 0.9039 deaths per 100,000 people compare
More health data for Chad
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.9964 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6578 % change on previous year (2090)
- 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)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 245 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 3.76 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0898 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 3.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Chad?
- Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Chad was 0.9232 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 1.57 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9232 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
- How does Chad rank for crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year?
- Chad ranks 72nd out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Chad data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths from all causes in both sexes, per 100,000 people.