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Female life expectancy at birth in Chad

Chad: Female life expectancy at birth was 57.01 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
57.01 years
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
235th
of 236 countries
All-time high
57.01 years
in 2023
All-time low
37.21 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Female life expectancy at birth in Chad, 1950–2023

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Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2023, female life expectancy at birth in Chad stood at 57.01 years. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 9.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, female life expectancy at birth in Chad peaked at 57.01 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 37.21 years, in 1950.

Chad ranks 235th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Female life expectancy at birth in Chad, year by year

Year years Change
1950 37.21 years —
1951 37.45 years +0.6%
1952 37.74 years +0.8%
1953 38.04 years +0.8%
1954 38.42 years +1.0%
1955 38.78 years +1.0%
1956 39.17 years +1.0%
1957 39.56 years +1.0%
1958 39.94 years +1.0%
1959 40.25 years +0.8%
1960 40.6 years +0.9%
1961 40.85 years +0.6%
1962 41.08 years +0.6%
1963 41.41 years +0.8%
1964 41.68 years +0.7%
1965 41.84 years +0.4%
1966 42.39 years +1.3%
1967 42.7 years +0.7%
1968 43.06 years +0.8%
1969 43.37 years +0.7%
1970 43.79 years +1.0%
1971 43.26 years -1.2%
1972 44.33 years +2.5%
1973 44.44 years +0.2%
1974 44.66 years +0.5%
1975 44.91 years +0.6%
1976 45.21 years +0.7%
1977 45.42 years +0.5%
1978 45.66 years +0.5%
1979 45.91 years +0.5%
1980 46.19 years +0.6%
1981 46.29 years +0.2%
1982 46.77 years +1.1%
1983 47.39 years +1.3%
1984 47.73 years +0.7%
1985 47.89 years +0.3%
1986 48.57 years +1.4%
1987 48.34 years -0.5%
1988 48.62 years +0.6%
1989 48.89 years +0.6%
1990 48.8 years -0.2%
1991 48.61 years -0.4%
1992 48.71 years +0.2%
1993 48.67 years -0.1%
1994 48.62 years -0.1%
1995 48.87 years +0.5%
1996 48.91 years +0.1%
1997 49.17 years +0.5%
1998 49.06 years -0.2%
1999 49.16 years +0.2%
2000 49.17 years +0.0%
2001 49.37 years +0.4%
2002 49.45 years +0.2%
2003 49.65 years +0.4%
2004 49.77 years +0.3%
2005 49.87 years +0.2%
2006 49.94 years +0.2%
2007 50.37 years +0.8%
2008 50.54 years +0.4%
2009 50.82 years +0.5%
2010 51.1 years +0.6%
2011 51.43 years +0.6%
2012 51.75 years +0.6%
2013 52.07 years +0.6%
2014 52.31 years +0.5%
2015 52.55 years +0.5%
2016 52.83 years +0.5%
2017 53.27 years +0.8%
2018 53.9 years +1.2%
2019 54.58 years +1.3%
2020 54.89 years +0.6%
2021 54.98 years +0.2%
2022 56.47 years +2.7%
2023 57.01 years +1.0%

Chad compared with similar countries

  • Chad's 57.01 years is below the median for low income countries, which is 66.36 years, 86% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Chad's 57.01 years is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 66.75 years, 85% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 38.66 years 37.21 years 40.25 years 10
1960s 41.9 years 40.6 years 43.37 years 10
1970s 44.76 years 43.26 years 45.91 years 10
1980s 47.67 years 46.19 years 48.89 years 10
1990s 48.86 years 48.61 years 49.17 years 10
2000s 49.89 years 49.17 years 50.82 years 10
2010s 52.58 years 51.1 years 54.58 years 10
2020s 55.84 years 54.89 years 57.01 years 4

Countries ranked near Chad

  1. 232 South Sudan 60.63 years compare
  2. 233 Lesotho 60.01 years compare
  3. 234 Central African Republic 59.29 years compare
  4. 236 Nigeria 54.74 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is female life expectancy at birth in Chad?
Female life expectancy at birth in Chad was 57.01 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest female life expectancy at birth recorded in Chad?
The highest recorded value was 57.01 years in 2023.
What is the lowest female life expectancy at birth recorded in Chad?
The lowest recorded value was 37.21 years in 1950.
How does Chad rank for female life expectancy at birth?
Chad ranks 235th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is female life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Chad?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.5%. 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 Female life expectancy at birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Female life expectancy at birth
Unit
years
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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