Number of infant deaths in Chad
Chad: Number of infant deaths was 47,333 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
47,333
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
17th
of 196 countries
All-time high
48,213
in 2012
All-time low
19,297
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Number of infant deaths in Chad, 1960–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
Chad recorded 47,333 for number of infant deaths in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths in Chad peaked at 48,213 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 19,297, in 1960.
That places Chad 17th out of 196 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Number of infant deaths in Chad, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 19,297 | — |
| 1961 | 19,604 | +1.6% |
| 1962 | 19,902 | +1.5% |
| 1963 | 20,231 | +1.7% |
| 1964 | 20,588 | +1.8% |
| 1965 | 20,935 | +1.7% |
| 1966 | 21,326 | +1.9% |
| 1967 | 21,742 | +2.0% |
| 1968 | 22,204 | +2.1% |
| 1969 | 22,731 | +2.4% |
| 1970 | 23,301 | +2.5% |
| 1971 | 23,909 | +2.6% |
| 1972 | 24,929 | +4.3% |
| 1973 | 25,861 | +3.7% |
| 1974 | 26,306 | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 26,717 | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 27,068 | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 27,376 | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 27,605 | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 27,826 | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 28,242 | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 27,509 | -2.6% |
| 1982 | 26,968 | -2.0% |
| 1983 | 29,150 | +8.1% |
| 1984 | 31,303 | +7.4% |
| 1985 | 31,022 | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 30,663 | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 31,701 | +3.4% |
| 1988 | 33,166 | +4.6% |
| 1989 | 34,412 | +3.8% |
| 1990 | 35,440 | +3.0% |
| 1991 | 35,933 | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 37,171 | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 38,826 | +4.5% |
| 1994 | 38,814 | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 38,715 | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 40,297 | +4.1% |
| 1997 | 41,643 | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 42,199 | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 42,772 | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 43,270 | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 43,716 | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 43,928 | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 44,249 | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 45,248 | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 46,571 | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 47,264 | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 47,595 | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 47,747 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 47,871 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 48,060 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 48,134 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 48,213 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 48,177 | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 48,108 | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 48,012 | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 47,472 | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 46,944 | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 46,629 | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 46,577 | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 46,488 | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 46,269 | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 46,400 | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 46,476 | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 47,333 | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 20,856 | 19,297 | 22,731 | 10 |
| 1970s | 26,090 | 23,301 | 27,826 | 10 |
| 1980s | 30,414 | 26,968 | 34,412 | 10 |
| 1990s | 39,181 | 35,440 | 42,772 | 10 |
| 2000s | 45,746 | 43,270 | 47,871 | 10 |
| 2010s | 47,633 | 46,577 | 48,213 | 10 |
| 2020s | 46,593 | 46,269 | 47,333 | 5 |
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- 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)
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths 41,435 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, annual growth rate 4.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita 0.0116 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, annual growth rate 4.27 % change on previous year (2025)
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- Population ages 65 and above, male, per capita 0.0096 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infant deaths in Chad?
- Number of infant deaths in Chad was 47,333 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of infant deaths recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 48,213 in 2012.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 19,297 in 1960.
- How does Chad rank for number of infant deaths?
- Chad ranks 17th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of infant deaths rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Number of infant deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of infants dying before reaching one year of age.