Number of infant deaths, female in Chad
Chad: Number of infant deaths, female was 20,807 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
20,807
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
17th
of 197 countries
All-time high
21,297
in 2012
All-time low
8,827
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Number of infant deaths, female in Chad, 1960–2024
Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
Analysis
In 2024, number of infant deaths, female in Chad stood at 20,807.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths, female in Chad peaked at 21,297 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 8,827, in 1960.
Chad ranks 17th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Number of infant deaths, female in Chad, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 8,827 | — |
| 1961 | 8,966 | +1.6% |
| 1962 | 9,104 | +1.5% |
| 1963 | 9,256 | +1.7% |
| 1964 | 9,421 | +1.8% |
| 1965 | 9,578 | +1.7% |
| 1966 | 9,760 | +1.9% |
| 1967 | 9,950 | +1.9% |
| 1968 | 10,161 | +2.1% |
| 1969 | 10,402 | +2.4% |
| 1970 | 10,663 | +2.5% |
| 1971 | 10,940 | +2.6% |
| 1972 | 11,410 | +4.3% |
| 1973 | 11,829 | +3.7% |
| 1974 | 12,032 | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 12,213 | +1.5% |
| 1976 | 12,375 | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 12,510 | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 12,611 | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 12,722 | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 12,923 | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 12,588 | -2.6% |
| 1982 | 12,339 | -2.0% |
| 1983 | 13,342 | +8.1% |
| 1984 | 14,314 | +7.3% |
| 1985 | 14,171 | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 13,987 | -1.3% |
| 1987 | 14,447 | +3.3% |
| 1988 | 15,100 | +4.5% |
| 1989 | 15,654 | +3.7% |
| 1990 | 16,098 | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 16,299 | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 16,849 | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 17,580 | +4.3% |
| 1994 | 17,559 | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 17,508 | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 18,219 | +4.1% |
| 1997 | 18,796 | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 19,003 | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 19,224 | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 19,384 | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 19,535 | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 19,591 | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 19,694 | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 20,130 | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 20,703 | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 21,000 | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 21,115 | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 21,167 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 21,203 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 21,263 | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 21,289 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 21,297 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 21,273 | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 21,230 | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 21,168 | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 20,901 | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 20,670 | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 20,516 | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 20,504 | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 20,470 | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 20,351 | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 20,422 | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 20,425 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 20,807 | +1.9% |
Chad compared with similar countries
- Chad's 20,807 is above the median for low income countries, which is 13,991, 1.5× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Chad's 20,807 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 9,972, 2.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9,542 | 8,827 | 10,402 | 10 |
| 1970s | 11,930 | 10,663 | 12,722 | 10 |
| 1980s | 13,886 | 12,339 | 15,654 | 10 |
| 1990s | 17,714 | 16,098 | 19,224 | 10 |
| 2000s | 20,352 | 19,384 | 21,203 | 10 |
| 2010s | 21,011 | 20,504 | 21,297 | 10 |
| 2020s | 20,495 | 20,351 | 20,807 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Chad
More education data for Chad
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 23,874 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 383,767 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 19,968 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 18,239 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 764,990 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.05 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 3.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1502 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infant deaths, female in Chad?
- Number of infant deaths, female in Chad was 20,807 in 2024, according to Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
- What is the highest number of infant deaths, female recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 21,297 in 2012.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths, female recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,827 in 1960.
- How does Chad rank for number of infant deaths, female?
- Chad ranks 17th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of infant deaths, female rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chad data come from?
- The figures come from Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as part of Number of infant deaths, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of female infants dying before reaching one year of age.