Number of under-five deaths in Chad
Chad: Number of under-five deaths was 78,958 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of under-five deaths in Chad, 1960–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
In 2024, number of under-five deaths in Chad stood at 78,958.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and down 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths in Chad peaked at 84,000 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 35,904, in 1960.
That places Chad 12th out of 195 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 38,363 | 35,904 | 41,284 | 10 |
| 1970s | 46,990 | 42,167 | 50,434 | 10 |
| 1980s | 53,945 | 49,722 | 59,654 | 10 |
| 1990s | 68,291 | 61,314 | 74,378 | 10 |
| 2000s | 79,452 | 75,472 | 83,322 | 10 |
| 2010s | 82,945 | 80,430 | 84,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 79,044 | 78,490 | 79,828 | 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 under-five deaths in Chad?
- Number of under-five deaths in Chad was 78,958 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of under-five deaths recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 84,000 in 2013.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 35,904 in 1960.
- How does Chad rank for number of under-five deaths?
- Chad ranks 12th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.9%. 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 under-five deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of children dying before reaching age five.