Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Chad
Chad: Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 was 2.2 years in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
2.2 years
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
220th
of 236 countries
All-time high
4.48 years
in 1987
All-time low
1.3 years
in 2005
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Chad, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Chad is 2.2 years, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 56.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Chad peaked at 4.48 years in 1987 and was at its lowest, 1.3 years, in 2005.
Chad ranks 220th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Chad, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 2.6 years | — |
| 1951 | 2.62 years | +0.7% |
| 1952 | 2.48 years | -5.4% |
| 1953 | 2.31 years | -6.9% |
| 1954 | 2.11 years | -8.7% |
| 1955 | 1.83 years | -13.0% |
| 1956 | 1.56 years | -14.8% |
| 1957 | 1.52 years | -2.8% |
| 1958 | 1.48 years | -2.2% |
| 1959 | 1.6 years | +7.5% |
| 1960 | 1.72 years | +7.5% |
| 1961 | 1.78 years | +3.8% |
| 1962 | 1.84 years | +3.2% |
| 1963 | 1.88 years | +2.5% |
| 1964 | 1.95 years | +3.3% |
| 1965 | 2.15 years | +10.3% |
| 1966 | 2.53 years | +17.7% |
| 1967 | 2.53 years | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 2.62 years | +3.5% |
| 1969 | 2.63 years | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 2.7 years | +2.6% |
| 1971 | 2.76 years | +2.0% |
| 1972 | 2.71 years | -1.7% |
| 1973 | 2.5 years | -7.7% |
| 1974 | 2.53 years | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 2.67 years | +5.4% |
| 1976 | 2.85 years | +6.9% |
| 1977 | 2.87 years | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 2.98 years | +3.8% |
| 1979 | 3 years | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 3.06 years | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 3.11 years | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 3.18 years | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 3.25 years | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 3.28 years | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 2.97 years | -9.2% |
| 1986 | 3.17 years | +6.7% |
| 1987 | 4.48 years | +41.3% |
| 1988 | 2.66 years | -40.6% |
| 1989 | 2.74 years | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 3.44 years | +25.6% |
| 1991 | 2.39 years | -30.7% |
| 1992 | 2.22 years | -6.8% |
| 1993 | 2.01 years | -9.5% |
| 1994 | 1.88 years | -6.6% |
| 1995 | 1.78 years | -5.5% |
| 1996 | 1.73 years | -2.9% |
| 1997 | 1.76 years | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 1.61 years | -8.9% |
| 1999 | 1.56 years | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 1.53 years | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 1.39 years | -9.4% |
| 2002 | 1.37 years | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 1.35 years | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 1.39 years | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 1.3 years | -5.9% |
| 2006 | 1.42 years | +9.0% |
| 2007 | 1.45 years | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 1.38 years | -4.7% |
| 2009 | 1.33 years | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 1.35 years | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 1.38 years | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 1.37 years | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 1.41 years | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 1.56 years | +10.7% |
| 2015 | 1.61 years | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 1.63 years | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 1.77 years | +9.0% |
| 2018 | 1.83 years | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 1.95 years | +6.2% |
| 2020 | 2.37 years | +21.7% |
| 2021 | 2.12 years | -10.7% |
| 2022 | 2.18 years | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 2.2 years | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.01 years | 1.48 years | 2.62 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.16 years | 1.72 years | 2.63 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.76 years | 2.5 years | 3 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.19 years | 2.66 years | 4.48 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.04 years | 1.56 years | 3.44 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.39 years | 1.3 years | 1.53 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.59 years | 1.35 years | 1.95 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.22 years | 2.12 years | 2.37 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Chad
- 217 Burundi 2.28 years compare
- 218 Solomon Islands 2.26 years compare
- 219 Democratic Republic of Congo 2.21 years compare
- 221 Eritrea 2.19 years compare
- 222 Equatorial Guinea 2.15 years compare
- 223 Sierra Leone 2.12 years 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)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 3.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.2267 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 3.23 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.2329 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Chad?
- Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Chad was 2.2 years in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 4.48 years in 1987.
- What is the lowest sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3 years in 2005.
- How does Chad rank for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45?
- Chad ranks 220th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is up 56.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Chad data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.