Number of infants who die before age 1 in Chad
Chad: Number of infants who die before age 1 was 52,339 deaths in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
52,339 deaths
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
15th
of 236 countries
All-time high
54,681 deaths
in 2012
All-time low
23,202 deaths
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Number of infants who die before age 1 in Chad, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
Chad recorded 52,339 deaths for number of infants who die before age 1 in 2023.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infants who die before age 1 in Chad peaked at 54,681 deaths in 2012 and was at its lowest, 23,202 deaths, in 1950.
Chad ranks 15th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Number of infants who die before age 1 in Chad, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 23,202 deaths | — |
| 1951 | 23,486 deaths | +1.2% |
| 1952 | 23,606 deaths | +0.5% |
| 1953 | 23,742 deaths | +0.6% |
| 1954 | 23,882 deaths | +0.6% |
| 1955 | 24,028 deaths | +0.6% |
| 1956 | 24,178 deaths | +0.6% |
| 1957 | 24,333 deaths | +0.6% |
| 1958 | 24,490 deaths | +0.6% |
| 1959 | 24,654 deaths | +0.7% |
| 1960 | 24,824 deaths | +0.7% |
| 1961 | 24,997 deaths | +0.7% |
| 1962 | 25,176 deaths | +0.7% |
| 1963 | 25,365 deaths | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 25,560 deaths | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 25,862 deaths | +1.2% |
| 1966 | 25,936 deaths | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 26,141 deaths | +0.8% |
| 1968 | 26,388 deaths | +0.9% |
| 1969 | 26,695 deaths | +1.2% |
| 1970 | 27,050 deaths | +1.3% |
| 1971 | 27,703 deaths | +2.4% |
| 1972 | 28,426 deaths | +2.6% |
| 1973 | 29,226 deaths | +2.8% |
| 1974 | 29,570 deaths | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 29,908 deaths | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 30,131 deaths | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 30,414 deaths | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 30,594 deaths | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 30,801 deaths | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 31,283 deaths | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 30,102 deaths | -3.8% |
| 1982 | 30,002 deaths | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 33,037 deaths | +10.1% |
| 1984 | 34,785 deaths | +5.3% |
| 1985 | 34,114 deaths | -1.9% |
| 1986 | 33,732 deaths | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 35,089 deaths | +4.0% |
| 1988 | 36,717 deaths | +4.6% |
| 1989 | 37,968 deaths | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 39,023 deaths | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 39,621 deaths | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 41,394 deaths | +4.5% |
| 1993 | 42,885 deaths | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 42,462 deaths | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 42,696 deaths | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 44,881 deaths | +5.1% |
| 1997 | 46,016 deaths | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 46,721 deaths | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 47,433 deaths | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 48,133 deaths | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 48,656 deaths | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 48,848 deaths | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 49,357 deaths | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 50,808 deaths | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 52,280 deaths | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 53,062 deaths | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 53,452 deaths | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 53,665 deaths | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 54,033 deaths | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 54,382 deaths | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 54,548 deaths | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 54,681 deaths | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 54,559 deaths | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 54,662 deaths | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 54,504 deaths | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 53,746 deaths | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 53,219 deaths | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 52,909 deaths | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 52,971 deaths | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 52,582 deaths | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 52,280 deaths | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 52,488 deaths | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 52,339 deaths | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 23,960 deaths | 23,202 deaths | 24,654 deaths | 10 |
| 1960s | 25,694 deaths | 24,824 deaths | 26,695 deaths | 10 |
| 1970s | 29,382 deaths | 27,050 deaths | 30,801 deaths | 10 |
| 1980s | 33,683 deaths | 30,002 deaths | 37,968 deaths | 10 |
| 1990s | 43,313 deaths | 39,023 deaths | 47,433 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 51,229 deaths | 48,133 deaths | 54,033 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 54,018 deaths | 52,909 deaths | 54,681 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 52,422 deaths | 52,280 deaths | 52,582 deaths | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infants who die before age 1 in Chad?
- Number of infants who die before age 1 in Chad was 52,339 deaths in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of infants who die before age 1 recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 54,681 deaths in 2012.
- What is the lowest number of infants who die before age 1 recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 23,202 deaths in 1950.
- How does Chad rank for number of infants who die before age 1?
- Chad ranks 15th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of infants who die before age 1 rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chad data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of infants who die before age 1. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people at birth.