Life Expectancy at Birth in Chad
Chad: Life Expectancy at Birth was 55.24 in 2024. β² Rising
Life Expectancy at Birth in Chad, 1960β2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Chad recorded 55.24 for life expectancy at birth in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth in Chad peaked at 55.24 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 39.22, in 1960.
That places Chad 215th out of 216 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 40.05 | 39.22 | 41.02 | 10 |
| 1970s | 42.37 | 40.87 | 43.24 | 10 |
| 1980s | 44.68 | 43.07 | 46.43 | 10 |
| 1990s | 47.1 | 45.07 | 47.93 | 10 |
| 2000s | 48.8 | 47.94 | 49.83 | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.37 | 50.11 | 52.99 | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.21 | 53.08 | 55.24 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Chad
- 212 Lesotho, Kingdom of 57.8 compare
- 213 South Sudan, Republic of 57.74 compare
- 214 Central African Republic 57.67 compare
- 216 Nigeria 54.63 compare
More gender data for Chad
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 418,285 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 432,344 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 393,366 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 404,768 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 373,072 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 383,496 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 358,102 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 367,787 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 343,543 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 352,567 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth in Chad?
- Life expectancy at birth in Chad was 55.24 in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 55.24 in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.22 in 1960.
- How does Chad rank for life expectancy at birth?
- Chad ranks 215th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chad data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Life Expectancy at Birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender-disaggregated data on health outcomes.