Mortality rate, under-5 in Chad
Chad: Mortality rate, under-5 was 97.3 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Mortality rate, under-5 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
The most recent figure for mortality rate, under-5 in Chad is 97.3 per 1,000 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 26.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, under-5 in Chad peaked at 267.6 per 1,000 live births in 1960 and was at its lowest, 97.3 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
That places Chad 4th out of 196 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 262.21 per 1,000 live births | 256.4 per 1,000 live births | 267.6 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1970s | 248.19 per 1,000 live births | 240.9 per 1,000 live births | 254.9 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 227.17 per 1,000 live births | 214.3 per 1,000 live births | 238.9 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 198.72 per 1,000 live births | 185.8 per 1,000 live births | 211.4 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 166.82 per 1,000 live births | 150.5 per 1,000 live births | 182.4 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 130.37 per 1,000 live births | 114 per 1,000 live births | 146.7 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 103.94 per 1,000 live births | 97.3 per 1,000 live births | 110.6 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
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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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,071 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 41,435 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 4.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.0212 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 3.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.4984 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, under-5 in Chad?
- Mortality rate, under-5 in Chad was 97.3 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, under-5 recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 267.6 per 1,000 live births in 1960.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, under-5 recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.3 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Chad rank for mortality rate, under-5?
- Chad ranks 4th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, under-5 rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.5%. 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, under-5 (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Under-five mortality rate is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.