Life expectancy vs. health spending in Chad
Chad: Life expectancy vs. health spending was 55.07 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy vs. health spending in Chad, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Chad recorded 55.07 years for life expectancy vs. health spending in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy vs. health spending in Chad peaked at 55.07 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 35.23 years, in 1950.
That places Chad 235th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 37.09 years | 35.23 years | 38.96 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 40.05 years | 39.22 years | 41.02 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 42.37 years | 40.87 years | 43.24 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 44.68 years | 43.07 years | 46.43 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 47.1 years | 45.07 years | 47.93 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 48.8 years | 47.94 years | 49.83 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.37 years | 50.11 years | 52.99 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.95 years | 53.08 years | 55.07 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Chad
- 232 South Sudan 57.62 years compare
- 233 Central African Republic 57.41 years compare
- 234 Lesotho 57.38 years compare
- 236 Nigeria 54.46 years compare
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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy vs. health spending in Chad?
- Life expectancy vs. health spending in Chad was 55.07 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy vs. health spending recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 55.07 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy vs. health spending recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.23 years in 1950.
- How does Chad rank for life expectancy vs. health spending?
- Chad ranks 235th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy vs. health spending rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chad data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy vs. health spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Period life expectancy at birth.