Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Chad
Chad: Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 was 53.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Chad, 1960–2024
Source: United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of cohort.
Analysis
Chad recorded 53.1% for share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 15.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Chad peaked at 53.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 33.1%, in 1960.
That places Chad 212th out of 215 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.
Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Chad, year by year
| Year | % of cohort | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 33.1% | — |
| 1961 | 33.4% | +0.9% |
| 1962 | 33.7% | +0.8% |
| 1963 | 34.1% | +1.2% |
| 1964 | 34.4% | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 34.6% | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 35.3% | +2.1% |
| 1967 | 35.7% | +1.0% |
| 1968 | 36.2% | +1.4% |
| 1969 | 36.5% | +1.0% |
| 1970 | 37.1% | +1.5% |
| 1971 | 36.1% | -2.8% |
| 1972 | 37.7% | +4.5% |
| 1973 | 37.8% | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 38.1% | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 38.5% | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 38.8% | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 39.2% | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 39.5% | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 39.9% | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 40.3% | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 40.4% | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 41.2% | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 42.2% | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 42.7% | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 42.9% | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 43.9% | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 43.1% | -1.8% |
| 1988 | 43.7% | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 44.0% | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 43.5% | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 43.2% | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 43.2% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 43.0% | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 42.7% | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 43.0% | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 43.0% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 43.3% | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 42.9% | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 43.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 42.8% | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 43.0% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 42.9% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 43.1% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 43.1% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 43.1% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 43.0% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 43.6% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 43.7% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 44.0% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 44.3% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 44.8% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 45.2% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 45.5% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 45.8% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 46.0% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 46.3% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 47.0% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 48.0% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 49.0% | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 49.0% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 48.5% | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 52.0% | +7.2% |
| 2023 | 52.8% | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 53.1% | +0.5% |
Chad compared with similar countries
- Chad's 53.1% is below the median for low income countries, which is 68.3%, 78% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Chad's 53.1% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 68.2%, 78% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 34.7% | 33.1% | 36.5% | 10 |
| 1970s | 38.3% | 36.1% | 39.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 42.4% | 40.3% | 44.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 43.1% | 42.7% | 43.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 43.2% | 42.8% | 44.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.2% | 44.3% | 49.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.1% | 48.5% | 53.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Chad
- 209 Cote d'Ivoire 60.8% compare
- 210 South Sudan 59.9% compare
- 211 Nauru 59.5% compare
- 213 Central African Republic 52.9% compare
- 214 Lesotho 51.3% compare
- 215 Nigeria 49.1% 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 share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Chad?
- Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Chad was 53.1% in 2024, according to United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 53.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.1% in 1960.
- How does Chad rank for share of women expected to survive to the age of 65?
- Chad ranks 212th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chad data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This measure shows the share newborns that would survive to the age of 65, if subject to age-specific death rates in a given year.