Number of child deaths in Chad
Chad: Number of child deaths was 78,958 deaths in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
78,958 deaths
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
12th
of 199 countries
All-time high
84,000 deaths
in 2013
All-time low
33,666 deaths
in 1955
Years of data
70
1955–2024
Number of child deaths in Chad, 1955–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
In 2024, number of child deaths in Chad stood at 78,958 deaths.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of child deaths in Chad peaked at 84,000 deaths in 2013 and was at its lowest, 33,666 deaths, in 1955.
Chad ranks 12th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 70 years of available data.
Number of child deaths in Chad, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1955 | 33,666 deaths | — |
| 1956 | 34,104 deaths | +1.3% |
| 1957 | 34,534 deaths | +1.3% |
| 1958 | 34,976 deaths | +1.3% |
| 1959 | 35,428 deaths | +1.3% |
| 1960 | 35,904 deaths | +1.3% |
| 1961 | 36,398 deaths | +1.4% |
| 1962 | 36,868 deaths | +1.3% |
| 1963 | 37,385 deaths | +1.4% |
| 1964 | 37,952 deaths | +1.5% |
| 1965 | 38,497 deaths | +1.4% |
| 1966 | 39,111 deaths | +1.6% |
| 1967 | 39,760 deaths | +1.7% |
| 1968 | 40,471 deaths | +1.8% |
| 1969 | 41,284 deaths | +2.0% |
| 1970 | 42,167 deaths | +2.1% |
| 1971 | 43,138 deaths | +2.3% |
| 1972 | 44,562 deaths | +3.3% |
| 1973 | 46,031 deaths | +3.3% |
| 1974 | 47,070 deaths | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 48,046 deaths | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 48,882 deaths | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 49,549 deaths | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 50,026 deaths | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 50,434 deaths | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 50,968 deaths | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 50,366 deaths | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 49,722 deaths | -1.3% |
| 1983 | 51,644 deaths | +3.9% |
| 1984 | 53,979 deaths | +4.5% |
| 1985 | 54,267 deaths | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 54,546 deaths | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 56,212 deaths | +3.1% |
| 1988 | 58,095 deaths | +3.3% |
| 1989 | 59,654 deaths | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 61,314 deaths | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 62,712 deaths | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 64,737 deaths | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 67,154 deaths | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 67,986 deaths | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 68,487 deaths | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 70,489 deaths | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 72,330 deaths | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 73,323 deaths | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 74,378 deaths | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 75,472 deaths | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 76,332 deaths | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 76,818 deaths | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 77,386 deaths | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 78,576 deaths | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 80,191 deaths | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 81,350 deaths | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 82,208 deaths | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 82,868 deaths | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 83,322 deaths | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 83,673 deaths | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 83,816 deaths | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 83,946 deaths | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 84,000 deaths | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 83,942 deaths | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 83,719 deaths | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 82,893 deaths | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 81,965 deaths | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 81,069 deaths | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 80,430 deaths | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 79,828 deaths | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 79,141 deaths | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 78,801 deaths | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 78,490 deaths | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 78,958 deaths | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 34,542 deaths | 33,666 deaths | 35,428 deaths | 5 |
| 1960s | 38,363 deaths | 35,904 deaths | 41,284 deaths | 10 |
| 1970s | 46,990 deaths | 42,167 deaths | 50,434 deaths | 10 |
| 1980s | 53,945 deaths | 49,722 deaths | 59,654 deaths | 10 |
| 1990s | 68,291 deaths | 61,314 deaths | 74,378 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 79,452 deaths | 75,472 deaths | 83,322 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 82,945 deaths | 80,430 deaths | 84,000 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 79,044 deaths | 78,490 deaths | 79,828 deaths | 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)
- 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 number of child deaths in Chad?
- Number of child deaths in Chad was 78,958 deaths in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of child deaths recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 84,000 deaths in 2013.
- What is the lowest number of child deaths recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 33,666 deaths in 1955.
- How does Chad rank for number of child deaths?
- Chad ranks 12th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of child deaths rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chad data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of child deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths of children aged under 5 .