Number of under-five deaths, male in Chad
Chad: Number of under-five deaths, male was 42,807 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
42,807
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
12th
of 197 countries
All-time high
45,327
in 2013
All-time low
19,008
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Number of under-five deaths, male 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 under-five deaths, male in Chad stood at 42,807.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and down 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, male in Chad peaked at 45,327 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 19,008, in 1960.
That places Chad 12th out of 197 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.
Number of under-five deaths, male in Chad, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 19,008 | — |
| 1961 | 19,275 | +1.4% |
| 1962 | 19,517 | +1.3% |
| 1963 | 19,785 | +1.4% |
| 1964 | 20,086 | +1.5% |
| 1965 | 20,387 | +1.5% |
| 1966 | 20,713 | +1.6% |
| 1967 | 21,062 | +1.7% |
| 1968 | 21,441 | +1.8% |
| 1969 | 21,866 | +2.0% |
| 1970 | 22,333 | +2.1% |
| 1971 | 22,860 | +2.4% |
| 1972 | 23,628 | +3.4% |
| 1973 | 24,416 | +3.3% |
| 1974 | 24,981 | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 25,514 | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 25,958 | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 26,307 | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 26,584 | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 26,812 | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 27,095 | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 26,771 | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 26,428 | -1.3% |
| 1983 | 27,490 | +4.0% |
| 1984 | 28,762 | +4.6% |
| 1985 | 28,917 | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 29,077 | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 29,980 | +3.1% |
| 1988 | 31,012 | +3.4% |
| 1989 | 31,850 | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 32,738 | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 33,479 | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 34,549 | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 35,861 | +3.8% |
| 1994 | 36,281 | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 36,539 | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 37,615 | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 38,630 | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 39,199 | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 39,794 | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 40,434 | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 40,931 | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 41,241 | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 41,584 | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 42,250 | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 43,132 | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 43,752 | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 44,257 | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 44,636 | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 44,898 | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 45,120 | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 45,217 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 45,305 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 45,327 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 45,321 | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 45,221 | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 44,786 | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 44,293 | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 43,838 | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 43,459 | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 43,134 | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 42,800 | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 42,590 | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 42,487 | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 42,807 | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 20,314 | 19,008 | 21,866 | 10 |
| 1970s | 24,939 | 22,333 | 26,812 | 10 |
| 1980s | 28,738 | 26,428 | 31,850 | 10 |
| 1990s | 36,468 | 32,738 | 39,794 | 10 |
| 2000s | 42,712 | 40,434 | 44,898 | 10 |
| 2010s | 44,789 | 43,459 | 45,327 | 10 |
| 2020s | 42,764 | 42,487 | 43,134 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Chad
- 9 Tanzania, United Republic of 48,039 compare
- 10 Uganda 46,191 compare
- 11 Indonesia 44,754 compare
- 13 Afghanistan 42,806 compare
- 14 Somalia 42,159 compare
- 15 Mozambique 40,174 compare
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 under-five deaths, male in Chad?
- Number of under-five deaths, male in Chad was 42,807 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 under-five deaths, male recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 45,327 in 2013.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, male recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 19,008 in 1960.
- How does Chad rank for number of under-five deaths, male?
- Chad ranks 12th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths, male rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.5%. 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 under-five deaths, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of male children dying before reaching age five.