Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality in Chad
Chad: Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality was 0.2633 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality in Chad, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Chad recorded 0.2633 for life expectancy versus lifespan inequality in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy versus lifespan inequality in Chad peaked at 0.4742 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.2633, in 2023.
That places Chad 2nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.4605 | 0.4459 | 0.4742 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.429 | 0.4136 | 0.4427 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3992 | 0.3884 | 0.4133 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3722 | 0.3591 | 0.3857 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.354 | 0.3472 | 0.3597 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3353 | 0.3232 | 0.3462 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3043 | 0.2852 | 0.32 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2712 | 0.2633 | 0.2781 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Chad
- 1 Nigeria 0.2807 compare
- 3 Central African Republic 0.2403 compare
- 4 South Sudan 0.2393 compare
- 5 Somalia 0.2356 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 versus lifespan inequality in Chad?
- Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality in Chad was 0.2633 in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy versus lifespan inequality recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4742 in 1950.
- What is the lowest life expectancy versus lifespan inequality recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2633 in 2023.
- How does Chad rank for life expectancy versus lifespan inequality?
- Chad ranks 2nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy versus lifespan inequality rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.9%. 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); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The level of inequality in lifespans, measured between 0 and 1.