Life expectancy at birth, total in Chad
Chad: Life expectancy at birth, total was 55.24 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, total in Chad, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at birth, total in Chad is 55.24 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, total in Chad peaked at 55.24 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 39.22 years, in 1960.
That places Chad 214th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 40.05 years | 39.22 years | 41.02 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 42.37 years | 40.87 years | 43.24 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 44.68 years | 43.07 years | 46.43 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 47.1 years | 45.07 years | 47.93 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 48.8 years | 47.94 years | 49.83 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.37 years | 50.11 years | 52.99 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.21 years | 53.08 years | 55.24 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Chad
- 211 Lesotho 57.8 years compare
- 212 South Sudan 57.74 years compare
- 213 Central African Republic 57.67 years compare
- 215 Nigeria 54.63 years compare
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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, total in Chad?
- Life expectancy at birth, total in Chad was 55.24 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 55.24 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.22 years in 1960.
- How does Chad rank for life expectancy at birth, total?
- Chad ranks 214th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, total rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.0%. 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), published as part of Life expectancy at birth, total (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.