What is infant mortality rate in Chad?

Infant mortality rate in Chad was 5.63 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest infant mortality rate recorded in Chad?

The highest recorded value was 14.81 deaths per 100 live births in 1944.

What is the lowest infant mortality rate recorded in Chad?

The lowest recorded value was 5.63 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Chad rank for infant mortality rate?

Chad ranks 11th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.

Is infant mortality rate rising or falling in Chad?

Over the last ten years it is down 23.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Chad data come from?

The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Infant mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Infant mortality rate in Chad

Name: Infant mortality rate in Chad
Creator: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Chad: Infant mortality rate was 5.63 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

5.63 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 2.9%

World rank

11th

of 199 countries

All-time high

14.81 deaths per 100 live births

in 1944

All-time low

5.63 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1944–2024

Infant mortality rate in Chad, 1944–2024

Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.

Analysis

In 2024, infant mortality rate in Chad stood at 5.63 deaths per 100 live births. That is the lowest value across all 81 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 23.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, infant mortality rate in Chad peaked at 14.81 deaths per 100 live births in 1944 and was at its lowest, 5.63 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

That places Chad 11th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 81 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1940s	14.69 deaths per 100 live births	14.58 deaths per 100 live births	14.81 deaths per 100 live births	6
1950s	14.4 deaths per 100 live births	14.26 deaths per 100 live births	14.54 deaths per 100 live births	10
1960s	14.06 deaths per 100 live births	13.85 deaths per 100 live births	14.24 deaths per 100 live births	10
1970s	13.5 deaths per 100 live births	13.18 deaths per 100 live births	13.78 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	12.49 deaths per 100 live births	11.83 deaths per 100 live births	13.08 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	11.02 deaths per 100 live births	10.35 deaths per 100 live births	11.68 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	9.31 deaths per 100 live births	8.41 deaths per 100 live births	10.17 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	7.31 deaths per 100 live births	6.46 deaths per 100 live births	8.2 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	5.96 deaths per 100 live births	5.63 deaths per 100 live births	6.29 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Chad

8 Central African Republic 5.88 deaths per 100 live births compare
9 Democratic Republic of Congo 5.64 deaths per 100 live births compare
10 Lesotho 5.63 deaths per 100 live births compare
12 Sierra Leone 5.46 deaths per 100 live births compare
13 Afghanistan 4.83 deaths per 100 live births compare
14 Pakistan 4.82 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

More health data for Chad

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)
Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 33 deaths (2026)
Deaths in armed conflicts by region 33 deaths (2026)
Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 173,746 (2025)
Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 172,562 (2025)
Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 178,917 (2025)
Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 177,370 (2025)
Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 183,288 (2025)
Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 181,223 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is infant mortality rate in Chad?: Infant mortality rate in Chad was 5.63 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest infant mortality rate recorded in Chad?: The highest recorded value was 14.81 deaths per 100 live births in 1944.
What is the lowest infant mortality rate recorded in Chad?: The lowest recorded value was 5.63 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Chad rank for infant mortality rate?: Chad ranks 11th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is infant mortality rate rising or falling in Chad?: Over the last ten years it is down 23.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Chad data come from?: The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Infant mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Infant mortality rate
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 13,185 data points, 1931–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The estimated number of deaths of children aged under one year, per 100 live births .