Youth mortality rate in Chad
Chad: Youth mortality rate was 11.56 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Youth mortality rate in Chad, 1986–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.
Analysis
The most recent figure for youth mortality rate in Chad is 11.56 deaths per 100 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.1% on the previous year and down 25.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth mortality rate in Chad peaked at 27.01 deaths per 100 live births in 1986 and was at its lowest, 11.56 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.
Chad ranks 5th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 39 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 26.39 deaths per 100 live births | 25.76 deaths per 100 live births | 27.01 deaths per 100 live births | 4 |
| 1990s | 23.33 deaths per 100 live births | 21.69 deaths per 100 live births | 24.98 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.48 deaths per 100 live births | 17.61 deaths per 100 live births | 21.29 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.31 deaths per 100 live births | 13.46 deaths per 100 live births | 17.17 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.31 deaths per 100 live births | 11.56 deaths per 100 live births | 13.07 deaths per 100 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Chad
- 2 Nigeria 13.52 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 3 Somalia 12.13 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 4 South Sudan 11.62 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 6 Sierra Leone 11.15 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 7 Central African Republic 10.92 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 8 Guinea 10.72 deaths per 100 live births compare
More health data for Chad
- 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)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 33 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 33 deaths (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)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 181,223 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth mortality rate in Chad?
- Youth mortality rate in Chad was 11.56 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest youth mortality rate recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 27.01 deaths per 100 live births in 1986.
- What is the lowest youth mortality rate recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.56 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
- How does Chad rank for youth mortality rate?
- Chad ranks 5th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is youth mortality rate rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Chad data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Youth mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The estimated number of deaths of children aged under fifteen years, per 100 live births.