Sex gap in life expectancy in Chad
Chad: Sex gap in life expectancy was 3.82 years in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
3.82 years
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
193rd
of 236 countries
All-time high
9.8 years
in 1987
All-time low
1.98 years
in 2012
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Sex gap in life expectancy 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
In 2023, sex gap in life expectancy in Chad stood at 3.82 years.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 87.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex gap in life expectancy in Chad peaked at 9.8 years in 1987 and was at its lowest, 1.98 years, in 2012.
Chad ranks 193rd 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 in Chad, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 3.86 years | — |
| 1951 | 3.89 years | +0.7% |
| 1952 | 3.7 years | -4.8% |
| 1953 | 3.47 years | -6.3% |
| 1954 | 3.23 years | -6.9% |
| 1955 | 2.86 years | -11.4% |
| 1956 | 2.51 years | -12.4% |
| 1957 | 2.45 years | -2.1% |
| 1958 | 2.41 years | -1.5% |
| 1959 | 2.58 years | +6.8% |
| 1960 | 2.76 years | +7.0% |
| 1961 | 2.85 years | +3.3% |
| 1962 | 2.93 years | +2.7% |
| 1963 | 3 years | +2.7% |
| 1964 | 3.09 years | +2.9% |
| 1965 | 3.53 years | +14.1% |
| 1966 | 4.48 years | +26.9% |
| 1967 | 4.49 years | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 4.59 years | +2.2% |
| 1969 | 4.58 years | -0.2% |
| 1970 | 4.69 years | +2.3% |
| 1971 | 4.64 years | -0.9% |
| 1972 | 4.69 years | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 4.01 years | -14.5% |
| 1974 | 4.05 years | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 4.28 years | +5.7% |
| 1976 | 4.92 years | +15.0% |
| 1977 | 4.95 years | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 5.16 years | +4.1% |
| 1979 | 5.2 years | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 5.34 years | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 5.45 years | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 5.59 years | +2.6% |
| 1983 | 5.72 years | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 5.84 years | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 5.07 years | -13.2% |
| 1986 | 5.81 years | +14.7% |
| 1987 | 9.8 years | +68.7% |
| 1988 | 4.5 years | -54.1% |
| 1989 | 4.86 years | +8.1% |
| 1990 | 7.17 years | +47.4% |
| 1991 | 4.02 years | -44.0% |
| 1992 | 3.85 years | -4.1% |
| 1993 | 3.34 years | -13.3% |
| 1994 | 3.09 years | -7.4% |
| 1995 | 2.86 years | -7.6% |
| 1996 | 2.74 years | -4.1% |
| 1997 | 2.83 years | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 2.54 years | -10.1% |
| 1999 | 2.48 years | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 2.47 years | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 2.15 years | -13.2% |
| 2002 | 2.2 years | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 2.08 years | -5.1% |
| 2004 | 2.17 years | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 2.02 years | -7.3% |
| 2006 | 2.38 years | +18.2% |
| 2007 | 2.31 years | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 2.08 years | -9.6% |
| 2009 | 1.98 years | -4.8% |
| 2010 | 1.98 years | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 2.01 years | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 1.98 years | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 2.04 years | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 2.32 years | +14.0% |
| 2015 | 2.44 years | +5.1% |
| 2016 | 2.44 years | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 2.76 years | +13.0% |
| 2018 | 2.88 years | +4.6% |
| 2019 | 3.14 years | +8.9% |
| 2020 | 3.55 years | +13.2% |
| 2021 | 3.62 years | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 3.82 years | +5.3% |
| 2023 | 3.82 years | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.1 years | 2.41 years | 3.89 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.63 years | 2.76 years | 4.59 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.66 years | 4.01 years | 5.2 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.8 years | 4.5 years | 9.8 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.49 years | 2.48 years | 7.17 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.18 years | 1.98 years | 2.47 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.4 years | 1.98 years | 3.14 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.7 years | 3.55 years | 3.82 years | 4 |
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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)
- 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)
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- 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 in Chad?
- Sex gap in life expectancy in Chad was 3.82 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 recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 9.8 years in 1987.
- What is the lowest sex gap in life expectancy recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.98 years in 2012.
- How does Chad rank for sex gap in life expectancy?
- Chad ranks 193rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex gap in life expectancy rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is up 87.3%. 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.