Mortality rate, infant, male in Chad
Chad: Mortality rate, infant, male was 61.8 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
61.8 per 1,000 live births
Change on year
down 3.0%
World rank
11th
of 197 countries
All-time high
151.6 per 1,000 live births
in 1960
All-time low
61.8 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Mortality rate, infant, male in Chad, 1960–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000 live births.
Analysis
In 2024, mortality rate, infant, male in Chad stood at 61.8 per 1,000 live births. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 23.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, infant, male in Chad peaked at 151.6 per 1,000 live births in 1960 and was at its lowest, 61.8 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
That places Chad 11th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Mortality rate, infant, male in Chad, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 151.6 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1961 | 151.2 per 1,000 live births | -0.3% |
| 1962 | 150.8 per 1,000 live births | -0.3% |
| 1963 | 150.5 per 1,000 live births | -0.2% |
| 1964 | 150.1 per 1,000 live births | -0.3% |
| 1965 | 149.6 per 1,000 live births | -0.3% |
| 1966 | 149.1 per 1,000 live births | -0.3% |
| 1967 | 148.6 per 1,000 live births | -0.3% |
| 1968 | 148.1 per 1,000 live births | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 147.5 per 1,000 live births | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 146.9 per 1,000 live births | -0.4% |
| 1971 | 146.2 per 1,000 live births | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 145.5 per 1,000 live births | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 145 per 1,000 live births | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 144.4 per 1,000 live births | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 143.7 per 1,000 live births | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 143 per 1,000 live births | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 142.3 per 1,000 live births | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 141.5 per 1,000 live births | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 140.5 per 1,000 live births | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 139.4 per 1,000 live births | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 138.3 per 1,000 live births | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 137.1 per 1,000 live births | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 135.7 per 1,000 live births | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 134.4 per 1,000 live births | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 132.9 per 1,000 live births | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 131.5 per 1,000 live births | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 129.9 per 1,000 live births | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 128.3 per 1,000 live births | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 126.8 per 1,000 live births | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 125.3 per 1,000 live births | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 123.6 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 121.9 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 120.4 per 1,000 live births | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 119.1 per 1,000 live births | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 117.6 per 1,000 live births | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 116.2 per 1,000 live births | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 114.8 per 1,000 live births | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 113.3 per 1,000 live births | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 111.7 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 110 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 108.2 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 106.4 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 104.5 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 102.5 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 100.4 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 98.2 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 96.1 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 93.9 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 91.6 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 89.4 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 87.2 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 85.1 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 82.9 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 80.8 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 78.9 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 76.9 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 74.8 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 72.9 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 70.9 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 69 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 67.2 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 65.4 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 63.7 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 2024 | 61.8 per 1,000 live births | -3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 149.71 per 1,000 live births | 147.5 per 1,000 live births | 151.6 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1970s | 143.9 per 1,000 live births | 140.5 per 1,000 live births | 146.9 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 133.43 per 1,000 live births | 126.8 per 1,000 live births | 139.4 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 118.39 per 1,000 live births | 111.7 per 1,000 live births | 125.3 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 101.18 per 1,000 live births | 91.6 per 1,000 live births | 110 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.98 per 1,000 live births | 70.9 per 1,000 live births | 89.4 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.42 per 1,000 live births | 61.8 per 1,000 live births | 69 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Chad
- 8 Central African Republic 64.9 per 1,000 live births compare
- 9 Democratic Republic of Congo 62.4 per 1,000 live births compare
- 10 Lesotho 62.1 per 1,000 live births compare
- 12 Sierra Leone 59.5 per 1,000 live births compare
- 13 Pakistan 53.3 per 1,000 live births compare
- 14 Equatorial Guinea 52.4 per 1,000 live births compare
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 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0013 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate -0.4188 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0009 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 5,898 (1998)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0.0007 units per person (1998)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, infant, male in Chad?
- Mortality rate, infant, male in Chad was 61.8 per 1,000 live births in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest mortality rate, infant, male recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 151.6 per 1,000 live births in 1960.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, infant, male recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.8 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Chad rank for mortality rate, infant, male?
- Chad ranks 11th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, infant, male rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Chad data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Mortality rate, infant, male (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Infant mortality rate, male is the number of male infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 male live births in a given year.