Number of deaths in Chad
Chad: Number of deaths was 213,118 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
213,118
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
49th
of 229 countries
All-time high
216,831
in 2021
All-time low
74,173
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Number of deaths in Chad, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Chad recorded 213,118 for number of deaths in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths in Chad peaked at 216,831 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 74,173, in 1950.
Chad ranks 49th of 229 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 75,880 | 74,173 | 77,250 | 10 |
| 1960s | 82,456 | 77,986 | 86,952 | 10 |
| 1970s | 94,514 | 87,819 | 99,772 | 10 |
| 1980s | 106,443 | 98,699 | 117,526 | 10 |
| 1990s | 133,293 | 120,796 | 147,915 | 10 |
| 2000s | 167,947 | 151,959 | 183,911 | 10 |
| 2010s | 199,513 | 186,877 | 208,889 | 10 |
| 2020s | 213,565 | 211,970 | 216,831 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Chad
- 46 Uzbekistan, Republic of 221,245 compare
- 47 Algeria 214,261 compare
- 48 Venezuela, República Bolivariana de 213,959 compare
- 50 Morocco 212,621 compare
- 51 Nepal 205,842 compare
- 52 Taiwan Province of China 205,337 compare
More health data for Chad
- 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)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 33 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 33 (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths in Chad?
- Number of deaths in Chad was 213,118 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of deaths recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 216,831 in 2021.
- What is the lowest number of deaths recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 74,173 in 1950.
- How does Chad rank for number of deaths?
- Chad ranks 49th out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of deaths rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chad data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Number of deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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