Life expectancy at birth, female in Chad
Chad: Life expectancy at birth, female was 57.19 years in 2024. β² Rising
Life expectancy at birth, female in Chad, 1960β2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, life expectancy at birth, female in Chad stood at 57.19 years. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, female in Chad peaked at 57.19 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 40.6 years, in 1960.
Chad ranks 216th of 217 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 41.9 years | 40.6 years | 43.37 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 44.76 years | 43.26 years | 45.91 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 47.67 years | 46.19 years | 48.89 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 48.86 years | 48.61 years | 49.17 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 49.89 years | 49.17 years | 50.82 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.58 years | 51.1 years | 54.58 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.11 years | 54.89 years | 57.19 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Chad
- 213 South Sudan 60.75 years compare
- 214 Lesotho 60.44 years compare
- 215 Central African Republic 59.56 years compare
- 217 Nigeria 54.94 years compare
More health data for Chad
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6578 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,071 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 41,435 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 33 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 33 (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, female in Chad?
- Life expectancy at birth, female in Chad was 57.19 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 57.19 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.6 years in 1960.
- How does Chad rank for life expectancy at birth, female?
- Chad ranks 216th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, female rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chad data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Life expectancy at birth, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.