What is child mortality vs. health spending in Chad?

Child mortality vs. health spending in Chad was 9.73 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 child mortality vs. health spending recorded in Chad?

The highest recorded value was 28.71 deaths per 100 live births in 1944.

What is the lowest child mortality vs. health spending recorded in Chad?

The lowest recorded value was 9.73 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Chad rank for child mortality vs. health spending?

Chad ranks 4th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.

Is child mortality vs. health spending rising or falling in Chad?

Over the last ten years it is down 26.5%. 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 Child mortality vs. health spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Child mortality vs. health spending in Chad

Name: Child mortality vs. health spending in Chad
Creator: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Chad: Child mortality vs. health spending was 9.73 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

9.73 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 3.3%

World rank

4th

of 199 countries

All-time high

28.71 deaths per 100 live births

in 1944

All-time low

9.73 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1944–2024

Child mortality vs. health spending in Chad, 1944–2024

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 child mortality vs. health spending in Chad is 9.73 deaths per 100 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 81 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 26.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, child mortality vs. health spending in Chad peaked at 28.71 deaths per 100 live births in 1944 and was at its lowest, 9.73 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

That places Chad 4th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 81 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1940s	28.35 deaths per 100 live births	28 deaths per 100 live births	28.71 deaths per 100 live births	6
1950s	27.36 deaths per 100 live births	26.87 deaths per 100 live births	27.87 deaths per 100 live births	10
1960s	26.22 deaths per 100 live births	25.64 deaths per 100 live births	26.76 deaths per 100 live births	10
1970s	24.82 deaths per 100 live births	24.09 deaths per 100 live births	25.49 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	22.72 deaths per 100 live births	21.43 deaths per 100 live births	23.89 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	19.87 deaths per 100 live births	18.58 deaths per 100 live births	21.14 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	16.68 deaths per 100 live births	15.05 deaths per 100 live births	18.24 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	13.04 deaths per 100 live births	11.4 deaths per 100 live births	14.67 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	10.39 deaths per 100 live births	9.73 deaths per 100 live births	11.06 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Chad

1 Nigeria 11.56 deaths per 100 live births compare
2 Niger 11.07 deaths per 100 live births compare
3 Somalia 10.11 deaths per 100 live births compare
5 South Sudan 9.67 deaths per 100 live births compare
6 Guinea 9.21 deaths per 100 live births compare
7 Sierra Leone 9.05 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

More health data for Chad

Population ages 15-64, female 52.2% (2025)
Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 229,538 (2025)
Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 223,651 (2025)
Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 237,237 (2025)
Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 230,966 (2025)
Population ages 15-64, male 51.6% (2025)
Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 239,256 (2025)
Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 245,807 (2025)
Population ages 15-64, female 5.46 million (2025)
Population ages 15-64, male 5.44 million (2025)

All data for Chad →

Frequently asked questions

What is child mortality vs. health spending in Chad?: Child mortality vs. health spending in Chad was 9.73 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 child mortality vs. health spending recorded in Chad?: The highest recorded value was 28.71 deaths per 100 live births in 1944.
What is the lowest child mortality vs. health spending recorded in Chad?: The lowest recorded value was 9.73 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Chad rank for child mortality vs. health spending?: Chad ranks 4th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is child mortality vs. health spending rising or falling in Chad?: Over the last ten years it is down 26.5%. 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 Child mortality vs. health spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Child mortality vs. health spending
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 13,255 data points, 1931–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

The estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .