Lifetime risk of maternal death in Chad
Chad: Lifetime risk of maternal death was 4.2% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Lifetime risk of maternal death in Chad, 1985–2023
Source: Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, lifetime risk of maternal death in Chad stood at 4.2%. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.7% on the previous year and down 45.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifetime risk of maternal death in Chad peaked at 8.6% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 4.2%, in 2023.
That places Chad 2nd out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 39 years of available data.
Lifetime risk of maternal death in Chad, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 7.7% | — |
| 1986 | 7.3% | -4.9% |
| 1987 | 7.7% | +6.5% |
| 1988 | 7.7% | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 7.7% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 8.0% | +3.9% |
| 1991 | 7.6% | -4.2% |
| 1992 | 8.0% | +4.9% |
| 1993 | 8.6% | +6.9% |
| 1994 | 8.2% | -4.0% |
| 1995 | 7.8% | -4.7% |
| 1996 | 8.2% | +5.0% |
| 1997 | 8.2% | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 8.4% | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 8.3% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 8.5% | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 8.4% | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 8.3% | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 7.9% | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 7.9% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 8.1% | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 8.2% | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 8.3% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 8.4% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 8.5% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 8.5% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 8.3% | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 8.1% | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 7.8% | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 7.6% | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 7.4% | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 7.0% | -5.6% |
| 2017 | 6.6% | -5.5% |
| 2018 | 6.1% | -7.0% |
| 2019 | 5.7% | -6.1% |
| 2020 | 5.2% | -9.3% |
| 2021 | 5.1% | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 4.5% | -10.5% |
| 2023 | 4.2% | -6.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.6% | 7.3% | 7.7% | 5 |
| 1990s | 8.1% | 7.6% | 8.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.3% | 7.9% | 8.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.3% | 5.7% | 8.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.8% | 4.2% | 5.2% | 4 |
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More health data for Chad
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.9964 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6578 % change on previous year (2090)
- 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)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 3.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.2267 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 3.23 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.2329 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lifetime risk of maternal death in Chad?
- Lifetime risk of maternal death in Chad was 4.2% in 2023, according to Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest lifetime risk of maternal death recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 8.6% in 1993.
- What is the lowest lifetime risk of maternal death recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.2% in 2023.
- How does Chad rank for lifetime risk of maternal death?
- Chad ranks 2nd out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifetime risk of maternal death rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Chad data come from?
- The figures come from Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Lifetime risk of maternal death (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life time risk of maternal death is the probability that a 15-year-old female will die eventually from a maternal cause assuming that current levels of fertility and mortality (including maternal mortality) do not change in the future, taking into account competing causes of death.