Number of neonatal deaths in Chad
Chad: Number of neonatal deaths was 26,626 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of neonatal deaths in Chad, 1974–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
In 2024, number of neonatal deaths in Chad stood at 26,626. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.2% on the previous year and up 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of neonatal deaths in Chad peaked at 26,626 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 12,411, in 1974.
That places Chad 20th out of 195 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12,865 | 12,411 | 13,180 | 6 |
| 1980s | 14,276 | 12,502 | 15,958 | 10 |
| 1990s | 17,701 | 16,228 | 19,017 | 10 |
| 2000s | 20,376 | 19,142 | 22,183 | 10 |
| 2010s | 23,776 | 22,669 | 24,553 | 10 |
| 2020s | 25,281 | 24,588 | 26,626 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Chad
More health data for Chad
- Population ages 15-64, male 5.44 million (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)
- Population ages 15-64, female 52.2% (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 230,966 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 239,256 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 245,807 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 216,618 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 51.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of neonatal deaths in Chad?
- Number of neonatal deaths in Chad was 26,626 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of neonatal deaths recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 26,626 in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of neonatal deaths recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 12,411 in 1974.
- How does Chad rank for number of neonatal deaths?
- Chad ranks 20th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of neonatal deaths rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chad data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Number of neonatal deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age.