Children died before five per woman in Chad
Chad: Children died before five per woman was 0.5028 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.5028
Change on year
down 5.0%
World rank
4th
of 200 countries
All-time high
1.74
in 1944
All-time low
0.5028
in 2024
Years of data
81
1944–2024
Children died before five per woman in Chad, 1944–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Chad recorded 0.5028 for children died before five per woman in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 81 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.0% on the previous year and down 43.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children died before five per woman in Chad peaked at 1.74 in 1944 and was at its lowest, 0.5028, in 2024.
Chad ranks 4th of 200 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 81 years of available data.
Children died before five per woman in Chad, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1944 | 1.74 | — |
| 1945 | 1.73 | -0.5% |
| 1946 | 1.72 | -0.5% |
| 1947 | 1.71 | -0.5% |
| 1948 | 1.71 | -0.5% |
| 1949 | 1.7 | -0.5% |
| 1950 | 1.69 | -0.4% |
| 1951 | 1.68 | -0.3% |
| 1952 | 1.68 | -0.1% |
| 1953 | 1.68 | -0.1% |
| 1954 | 1.68 | -0.1% |
| 1955 | 1.68 | -0.0% |
| 1956 | 1.68 | -0.0% |
| 1957 | 1.68 | -0.1% |
| 1958 | 1.68 | -0.1% |
| 1959 | 1.67 | -0.1% |
| 1960 | 1.67 | -0.1% |
| 1961 | 1.67 | -0.1% |
| 1962 | 1.67 | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 1.66 | -0.2% |
| 1964 | 1.66 | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 1.66 | -0.2% |
| 1966 | 1.66 | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 1.66 | -0.0% |
| 1968 | 1.66 | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 1.66 | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 1.66 | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 1.67 | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 1.73 | +3.5% |
| 1973 | 1.72 | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 1.71 | -0.7% |
| 1975 | 1.7 | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 1.7 | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 1.68 | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 1.67 | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 1.66 | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 1.65 | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 1.64 | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 1.63 | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 1.62 | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 1.61 | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 1.59 | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 1.58 | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 1.57 | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 1.56 | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 1.54 | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 1.53 | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 1.51 | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 1.5 | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 1.49 | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 1.46 | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 1.44 | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 1.42 | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 1.4 | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 1.37 | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 1.35 | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 1.32 | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 1.29 | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 1.26 | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 1.24 | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 1.21 | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 1.18 | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 1.15 | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 1.12 | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 1.09 | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 1.06 | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 1.03 | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 0.9931 | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 0.9617 | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 0.9286 | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 0.8969 | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 0.8631 | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 0.8278 | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 0.7933 | -4.2% |
| 2018 | 0.7602 | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 0.7308 | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 0.7018 | -4.0% |
| 2021 | 0.6708 | -4.4% |
| 2022 | 0.5568 | -17.0% |
| 2023 | 0.5291 | -5.0% |
| 2024 | 0.5028 | -5.0% |
Chad compared with similar countries
- Chad's 0.5028 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.2501, 2.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Chad's 0.5028 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2214, 2.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 1.72 | 1.7 | 1.74 | 6 |
| 1950s | 1.68 | 1.67 | 1.69 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.66 | 1.66 | 1.67 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.69 | 1.66 | 1.73 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.6 | 1.54 | 1.65 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.45 | 1.35 | 1.53 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.19 | 1.06 | 1.32 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8781 | 0.7308 | 1.03 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5923 | 0.5028 | 0.7018 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Chad
More reference data data for Chad
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3078 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 13.52 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 14.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1797 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 14.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.5525 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 58.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 61.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.9785 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children died before five per woman in Chad?
- Children died before five per woman in Chad was 0.5028 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest children died before five per woman recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 1.74 in 1944.
- What is the lowest children died before five per woman recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5028 in 2024.
- How does Chad rank for children died before five per woman?
- Chad ranks 4th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children died before five per woman 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Children died before five per woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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