Neonatal mortality rate in Chad
Chad: Neonatal mortality rate was 3.2% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Neonatal mortality rate in Chad, 1950–2019
Source: IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Chad recorded 3.2% for neonatal mortality rate in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 70 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal mortality rate in Chad peaked at 6.9% in 1950 and was at its lowest, 3.2%, in 2019.
Chad ranks 7th of 204 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 70 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.7% | 6.5% | 6.9% | 10 |
| 1960s | 6.3% | 6.2% | 6.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.9% | 5.7% | 6.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.3% | 4.9% | 5.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.5% | 4.2% | 4.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.9% | 3.7% | 4.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.5% | 3.2% | 3.7% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Chad
- 4 Nigeria 3.6% compare
- 5 Cote d'Ivoire 3.4% compare
- 6 South Sudan 3.3% compare
- 8 Guinea-Bissau 3.1% compare
- 9 Somalia 3.1% compare
- 10 Guinea 3.1% 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 neonatal mortality rate in Chad?
- Neonatal mortality rate in Chad was 3.2% in 2019, according to IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 6.9% in 1950.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.2% in 2019.
- How does Chad rank for neonatal mortality rate?
- Chad ranks 7th out of 204 countries with data for 2019.
- Is neonatal mortality rate rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Chad data come from?
- The figures come from IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Neonatal mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability of death between 0 and 27 days