Sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in Chad
Chad: Sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages was 1.07 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
1.07
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
113th
of 236 countries
All-time high
1.25
in 1987
All-time low
1.04
in 2012
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in Chad, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in Chad stood at 1.07.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in Chad peaked at 1.25 in 1987 and was at its lowest, 1.04, in 2012.
That places Chad 113th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in Chad, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1.12 | — |
| 1951 | 1.12 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 1.11 | -0.6% |
| 1953 | 1.1 | -0.8% |
| 1954 | 1.09 | -0.8% |
| 1955 | 1.08 | -1.1% |
| 1956 | 1.07 | -1.0% |
| 1957 | 1.07 | -0.2% |
| 1958 | 1.06 | -0.2% |
| 1959 | 1.07 | +0.4% |
| 1960 | 1.07 | +0.4% |
| 1961 | 1.07 | +0.2% |
| 1962 | 1.08 | +0.2% |
| 1963 | 1.08 | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 1.08 | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 1.09 | +1.1% |
| 1966 | 1.12 | +2.4% |
| 1967 | 1.12 | -0.1% |
| 1968 | 1.12 | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 1.12 | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 1.12 | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 1.12 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 1.12 | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 1.1 | -1.7% |
| 1974 | 1.1 | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 1.11 | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 1.12 | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 1.12 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 1.13 | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 1.13 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 1.13 | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 1.13 | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 1.14 | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 1.14 | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 1.14 | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 1.12 | -1.9% |
| 1986 | 1.14 | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 1.25 | +10.4% |
| 1988 | 1.1 | -12.2% |
| 1989 | 1.11 | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 1.17 | +5.6% |
| 1991 | 1.09 | -7.0% |
| 1992 | 1.09 | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 1.07 | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 1.07 | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 1.06 | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 1.06 | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 1.06 | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 1.05 | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 1.05 | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 1.05 | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 1.05 | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 1.05 | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 1.04 | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 1.05 | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 1.04 | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 1.05 | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 1.05 | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 1.04 | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 1.04 | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 1.04 | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.04 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.04 | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 1.04 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 1.05 | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 1.05 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 1.05 | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.05 | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 1.06 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 1.06 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 1.07 | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 1.07 | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 1.07 | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 1.07 | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.09 | 1.06 | 1.12 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.09 | 1.07 | 1.12 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.12 | 1.1 | 1.13 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.14 | 1.1 | 1.25 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.08 | 1.05 | 1.17 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.05 | 1.04 | 1.05 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.05 | 1.04 | 1.06 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.07 | 1.07 | 1.07 | 4 |
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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 ratio in life expectancy at different ages in Chad?
- Sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in Chad was 1.07 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 ratio in life expectancy at different ages recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 1.25 in 1987.
- What is the lowest sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.04 in 2012.
- How does Chad rank for sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages?
- Chad ranks 113th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. 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 ratio in life expectancy at different ages. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Ratio of period life expectancy (females/males) at a given age.