Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood in Chad
Chad: Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood was 0.5028 under-five deaths per woman in 2024. ▼ Falling
Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood 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 children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 81 years on record.
The figure is down 5.0% on the previous year and down 43.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood 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.
That places Chad 4th out of 200 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 | 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 health data for Chad
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 263,254 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 245,807 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 239,256 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 254,271 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 247,614 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 272,056 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 281,100 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 265,094 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 1.9% (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 256,436 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood in Chad?
- Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood 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 children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 1.74 under-five deaths per woman in 1944.
- What is the lowest children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5028 under-five deaths per woman in 2024.
- How does Chad rank for children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood?
- Chad ranks 4th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood 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 Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood. 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).