Total disease burden in Chad
Chad: Total disease burden was 11.82 million DALYs in 2021. ▲ Rising
Total disease burden in Chad, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in DALYs.
Analysis
In 2021, total disease burden in Chad stood at 11.82 million DALYs. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total disease burden in Chad peaked at 11.82 million DALYs in 2021 and was at its lowest, 9.77 million DALYs, in 2000.
That places Chad 48th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Total disease burden in Chad, year by year
| Year | DALYs | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.77 million DALYs | — |
| 2001 | 9.87 million DALYs | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 10.00 million DALYs | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 10.13 million DALYs | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 10.34 million DALYs | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 10.56 million DALYs | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 10.82 million DALYs | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 10.81 million DALYs | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 10.94 million DALYs | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 10.94 million DALYs | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 11.01 million DALYs | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 11.09 million DALYs | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 11.17 million DALYs | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 11.26 million DALYs | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 11.35 million DALYs | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 11.43 million DALYs | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 11.42 million DALYs | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 11.45 million DALYs | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 11.49 million DALYs | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 11.53 million DALYs | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 11.62 million DALYs | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 11.82 million DALYs | +1.7% |
Chad compared with similar countries
- Chad's 11.82 million DALYs is above the median for low income countries, which is 11.74 million DALYs, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Chad's 11.82 million DALYs is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 6.72 million DALYs, 1.8× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.42 million DALYs | 9.77 million DALYs | 10.94 million DALYs | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.32 million DALYs | 11.01 million DALYs | 11.53 million DALYs | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.72 million DALYs | 11.62 million DALYs | 11.82 million DALYs | 2 |
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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)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 245 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 3.76 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0898 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 3.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total disease burden in Chad?
- Total disease burden in Chad was 11.82 million DALYs in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total disease burden recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 11.82 million DALYs in 2021.
- What is the lowest total disease burden recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.77 million DALYs in 2000.
- How does Chad rank for total disease burden?
- Chad ranks 48th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is total disease burden rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chad data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Total disease burden. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of DALYs from all causes in both sexes.