Number of child deaths per woman in Chad
Chad: Number of child deaths per woman was 0.5028 under-five deaths per woman in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of child deaths per woman in Chad, 1944–2024
Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in under-five deaths per woman.
Analysis
Chad recorded 0.5028 under-five deaths per woman for number of child deaths per woman in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 81 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.0% on the previous year and down 43.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of child deaths per woman in Chad peaked at 1.74 under-five deaths per woman in 1944 and was at its lowest, 0.5028 under-five deaths per woman, in 2024.
Chad ranks 4th of 200 countries on this measure, 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 | 1.72 under-five deaths per woman | 1.7 under-five deaths per woman | 1.74 under-five deaths per woman | 6 |
| 1950s | 1.68 under-five deaths per woman | 1.67 under-five deaths per woman | 1.69 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.66 under-five deaths per woman | 1.66 under-five deaths per woman | 1.67 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.69 under-five deaths per woman | 1.66 under-five deaths per woman | 1.73 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.6 under-five deaths per woman | 1.54 under-five deaths per woman | 1.65 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.45 under-five deaths per woman | 1.35 under-five deaths per woman | 1.53 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.19 under-five deaths per woman | 1.06 under-five deaths per woman | 1.32 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8781 under-five deaths per woman | 0.7308 under-five deaths per woman | 1.03 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5923 under-five deaths per woman | 0.5028 under-five deaths per woman | 0.7018 under-five deaths per woman | 5 |
Countries ranked near Chad
- 1 Niger 0.7429 under-five deaths per woman compare
- 2 Nigeria 0.5759 under-five deaths per woman compare
- 3 Somalia 0.5589 under-five deaths per woman compare
- 5 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.4771 under-five deaths per woman compare
- 6 South Sudan 0.411 under-five deaths per woman compare
- 7 Guinea 0.3935 under-five deaths per woman compare
More reference data data for Chad
- Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index 6.12 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 6.12 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 6.12 live births per woman (2023)
- Human Development Index 0.416 (2023)
- Rule of Law - Governance estimate -1.44 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Rule of Law - Governance score 32.1 0-100 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate -1.52 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance score 30.27 0-100 (2024)
- Political Stability - Governance score 35.51 0-100 (2024)
- Political Stability - Governance estimate -1.78 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of child deaths per woman in Chad?
- Number of child deaths per woman in Chad was 0.5028 under-five deaths per woman in 2024, according to Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of child deaths per woman recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 1.74 under-five deaths per woman in 1944.
- What is the lowest number of child deaths per woman recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5028 under-five deaths per woman in 2024.
- How does Chad rank for number of child deaths per woman?
- Chad ranks 4th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of child deaths per woman rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Chad data come from?
- The figures come from Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of child deaths per woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The fertility rate (average number of children per woman) multiplied by the under-five mortality rate (probability of dying before age five).