Death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred in Chad
Chad: Death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred was 0.6808 deaths per 100,000 people in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.6808 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
down 28.8%
World rank
33rd
of 196 countries
All-time high
18.38 deaths per 100,000 people
in 1992
All-time low
0 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2012
Years of data
37
1989–2025
Death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred in Chad, 1989–2025
Source: Uppsala Conflict Data Program (2026); geoBoundaries (2023); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred in Chad is 0.6808 deaths per 100,000 people, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 28.8% on the previous year and down 74.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred in Chad peaked at 18.38 deaths per 100,000 people in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2012.
Chad ranks 33rd of 196 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred in Chad, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 0.8592 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1990 | 11.47 deaths per 100,000 people | +1234.6% |
| 1991 | 1.53 deaths per 100,000 people | -86.6% |
| 1992 | 18.38 deaths per 100,000 people | +1100.6% |
| 1993 | 4.72 deaths per 100,000 people | -74.3% |
| 1994 | 7.52 deaths per 100,000 people | +59.2% |
| 1995 | 0.663 deaths per 100,000 people | -91.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0405 deaths per 100,000 people | -93.9% |
| 1997 | 1.79 deaths per 100,000 people | +4311.7% |
| 1998 | 2.25 deaths per 100,000 people | +26.2% |
| 1999 | 4.79 deaths per 100,000 people | +112.5% |
| 2000 | 12.46 deaths per 100,000 people | +160.1% |
| 2001 | 2.61 deaths per 100,000 people | -79.0% |
| 2002 | 3.26 deaths per 100,000 people | +24.7% |
| 2003 | 2.36 deaths per 100,000 people | -27.5% |
| 2004 | 0.8064 deaths per 100,000 people | -65.8% |
| 2005 | 2.59 deaths per 100,000 people | +220.6% |
| 2006 | 17.95 deaths per 100,000 people | +594.4% |
| 2007 | 3.58 deaths per 100,000 people | -80.0% |
| 2008 | 8.64 deaths per 100,000 people | +141.0% |
| 2009 | 1.14 deaths per 100,000 people | -86.9% |
| 2010 | 0.3411 deaths per 100,000 people | -69.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0078 deaths per 100,000 people | -97.7% |
| 2012 | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | -100.0% |
| 2013 | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2014 | 0.0423 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2015 | 2.66 deaths per 100,000 people | +6180.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0132 deaths per 100,000 people | -99.5% |
| 2017 | 0.5633 deaths per 100,000 people | +4156.9% |
| 2018 | 1.04 deaths per 100,000 people | +84.6% |
| 2019 | 1.5 deaths per 100,000 people | +44.7% |
| 2020 | 1.45 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.9% |
| 2021 | 3.74 deaths per 100,000 people | +158.4% |
| 2022 | 0.4985 deaths per 100,000 people | -86.7% |
| 2023 | 0.5953 deaths per 100,000 people | +19.4% |
| 2024 | 0.9557 deaths per 100,000 people | +60.6% |
| 2025 | 0.6808 deaths per 100,000 people | -28.8% |
Chad compared with similar countries
- Chad's 0.6808 deaths per 100,000 people is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.7527 deaths per 100,000 people, 90% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Chad's 0.6808 deaths per 100,000 people is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0008 deaths per 100,000 people, 881.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred in Chad changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +6180.2% | 0.0423 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.66 deaths per 100,000 people |
| 1997 | +4311.7% | 0.0405 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.79 deaths per 100,000 people |
| 2017 | +4156.9% | 0.0132 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5633 deaths per 100,000 people |
| 1990 | +1234.6% | 0.8592 deaths per 100,000 people | 11.47 deaths per 100,000 people |
| 1992 | +1100.6% | 1.53 deaths per 100,000 people | 18.38 deaths per 100,000 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.8592 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8592 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8592 deaths per 100,000 people | 1 |
| 1990s | 5.32 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0405 deaths per 100,000 people | 18.38 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.54 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8064 deaths per 100,000 people | 17.95 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6168 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.66 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.32 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4985 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.74 deaths per 100,000 people | 6 |
Countries ranked near Chad
- 30 Benin 0.8505 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 31 Togo 0.8031 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 32 Afghanistan 0.7527 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 34 Burundi 0.4309 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 35 Israel 0.3783 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 36 Papua New Guinea 0.288 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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- 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 death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred in Chad?
- Death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred in Chad was 0.6808 deaths per 100,000 people in 2025, according to Uppsala Conflict Data Program (2026); geoBoundaries (2023); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 18.38 deaths per 100,000 people in 1992.
- What is the lowest death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 deaths per 100,000 people in 2012.
- How does Chad rank for death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred?
- Chad ranks 33rd out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is down 74.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Chad data come from?
- The figures come from Uppsala Conflict Data Program (2026); geoBoundaries (2023); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Best estimate of the number of deaths of combatants and civilians due to fighting in interstate, intrastate, extrasystemic, non-state conflicts, and one-sided violence that were ongoing that year.