Number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre in Chad
Chad: Number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre was 0.0337 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.0337 units per square kilometre
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
60th
of 195 countries
All-time high
0.036 units per square kilometre
in 2013
All-time low
0.0153 units per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre in Chad, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre in Chad is 0.0337 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre in Chad peaked at 0.036 units per square kilometre in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.0153 units per square kilometre, in 1961.
Chad ranks 60th of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre in Chad, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0153 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0155 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0157 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0159 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0162 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0164 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0167 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1968 | 0.017 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0174 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0177 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0181 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0188 units per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0194 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0198 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0203 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0206 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0209 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0211 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0213 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0215 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0213 units per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 0.021 units per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0218 units per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0228 units per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1985 | 0.023 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0231 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0238 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0246 units per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0253 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 0.026 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0266 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0274 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0285 units per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0288 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 0.029 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0299 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0307 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0311 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0316 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0321 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0325 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0328 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.033 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0336 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0343 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0347 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0351 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0354 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0357 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0358 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0359 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.036 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.036 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.036 units per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0359 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0356 units per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0352 units per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0348 units per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0345 units per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0343 units per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.034 units per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0338 units per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0337 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
Chad compared with similar countries
- Chad's 0.0337 units per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.067 units per square kilometre, 50% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Chad's 0.0337 units per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0572 units per square kilometre, 59% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0162 units per square kilometre | 0.0153 units per square kilometre | 0.0174 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0198 units per square kilometre | 0.0177 units per square kilometre | 0.0213 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0228 units per square kilometre | 0.021 units per square kilometre | 0.0253 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.029 units per square kilometre | 0.026 units per square kilometre | 0.0316 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0339 units per square kilometre | 0.0321 units per square kilometre | 0.0357 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0356 units per square kilometre | 0.0345 units per square kilometre | 0.036 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.034 units per square kilometre | 0.0337 units per square kilometre | 0.0343 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Chad
- 57 Grenada 0.0412 units per square kilometre compare
- 58 Malta 0.0406 units per square kilometre compare
- 59 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0341 units per square kilometre compare
- 61 Iraq 0.0334 units per square kilometre compare
- 62 Tajikistan 0.0325 units per square kilometre compare
- 63 Jamaica 0.0319 units per square kilometre compare
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 under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre in Chad?
- Number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre in Chad was 0.0337 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 0.036 units per square kilometre in 2013.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0153 units per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Chad rank for number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre?
- Chad ranks 60th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chad data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of under-five deaths, male divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of under-five deaths, male ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Number of under-five deaths, male Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Number of under-five deaths, male divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.