Life expectancy in Chad
Chad: Life expectancy was 55.07 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy in Chad, 1950–2023
Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy in Chad is 55.07 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy in Chad peaked at 55.07 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 35.23 years, in 1950.
That places Chad 235th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 37.09 years | 35.23 years | 38.96 years | 10 |
| 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 | 53.95 years | 53.08 years | 55.07 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Chad
- 232 South Sudan 57.62 years compare
- 233 Central African Republic 57.41 years compare
- 234 Lesotho 57.37 years compare
- 236 Nigeria 54.46 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 in Chad?
- Life expectancy in Chad was 55.07 years in 2023, according to Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 55.07 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.23 years in 1950.
- How does Chad rank for life expectancy?
- Chad ranks 235th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chad data come from?
- The figures come from Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Period life expectancy is the number of years the average person born in a certain year would live if they experienced the same chances of dying at each age as people did that year.