Life expectancy at birth, male in Chad
Chad: Life expectancy at birth, male was 53.36 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, male in Chad, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at birth, male in Chad is 53.36 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, male in Chad peaked at 53.36 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 37.84 years, in 1960.
Chad ranks 215th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 38.27 years | 37.84 years | 38.79 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 40.1 years | 38.61 years | 40.7 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 41.87 years | 38.54 years | 44.12 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 45.37 years | 41.63 years | 46.68 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 47.71 years | 46.69 years | 48.83 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.18 years | 49.11 years | 51.44 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.38 years | 51.34 years | 53.36 years | 5 |
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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 life expectancy at birth, male in Chad?
- Life expectancy at birth, male in Chad was 53.36 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, male recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 53.36 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, male recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.84 years in 1960.
- How does Chad rank for life expectancy at birth, male?
- Chad ranks 215th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, male rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chad data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Life expectancy at birth, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.