Life Expectancy at Birth in Chad
Chad: Life Expectancy at Birth was 55.24 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
55.24
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
215th
of 216 countries
All-time high
55.24
in 2024
All-time low
39.22
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life Expectancy at Birth in Chad, 1960–2024
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.
Life Expectancy at Birth in Chad, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 39.22 | — |
| 1961 | 39.42 | +0.5% |
| 1962 | 39.61 | +0.5% |
| 1963 | 39.89 | +0.7% |
| 1964 | 40.12 | +0.6% |
| 1965 | 40.05 | -0.2% |
| 1966 | 40.09 | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 40.39 | +0.8% |
| 1968 | 40.7 | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 41.02 | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 41.39 | +0.9% |
| 1971 | 40.87 | -1.2% |
| 1972 | 41.92 | +2.6% |
| 1973 | 42.4 | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 42.6 | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 42.74 | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 42.69 | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 42.88 | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 43.02 | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 43.24 | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 43.45 | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 43.5 | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 43.91 | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 44.45 | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 44.73 | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 45.31 | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 45.6 | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 43.07 | -5.5% |
| 1988 | 46.35 | +7.6% |
| 1989 | 46.43 | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 45.07 | -2.9% |
| 1991 | 46.6 | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 46.78 | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 47 | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 47.08 | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 47.45 | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 47.55 | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 47.76 | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 47.8 | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 47.93 | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 47.94 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 48.31 | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 48.36 | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 48.61 | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 48.69 | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 48.86 | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 48.75 | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 49.21 | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 49.5 | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 49.83 | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 50.11 | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 50.43 | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 50.77 | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 51.05 | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 51.14 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 51.32 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 51.6 | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 51.88 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 52.45 | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 52.99 | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 53.08 | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 53.14 | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 54.53 | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 55.07 | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 55.24 | +0.3% |
Chad compared with similar countries
- Chad's 55.24 is below the median for low income countries, which is 63.84, 87% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Chad's 55.24 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 64.26, 86% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
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 57.8 compare
- 213 South Sudan 57.74 compare
- 214 Central African Republic 57.67 compare
- 216 Nigeria 54.63 compare
More gender data for Chad
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 10,979 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 2.4 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 13,228 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 13,228 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 3.31 % change on previous year (2030)
- 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)
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.