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% |
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
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 54,801 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 51.9% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 46.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 88.46 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 88.5% (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.