Chad sits in Sub-Saharan Africa. A newborn there can expect about 55.3 years of life, 211th of 212 countries with data. Below, every mortality measure the National Death Index tracks for Chad, each with its global rank and source year.
17 measures · sources: World Bank Open Data and WHO Global Health Observatory (Global Health Estimates 2021) · latest available year per figure
| Measure | Value | World rank | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy at birth | 55.3 yrs | 211 of 212 | 2024 |
| Age-standardized death rate | 14.1 /1,000 | 14 of 182 | 2021 |
| Crude death rate | 11.1 /1,000 | 26 of 212 | 2024 |
| Life expectancy at 60 | 15.5 yrs | 159 of 182 | 2021 |
| Male mortality penalty | 70.2 /1,000 | 87 of 212 | 2024 |
| Life-expectancy gap (F−M) | 3.8 yrs | 165 of 212 | 2024 |
| Old-age sex ratio (65+) | 83.5 men/100 women | 132 of 212 | 2024 |
| Infant mortality | 56.3 /1,000 | 9 of 192 | 2024 |
| Maternal mortality | 748 /100k | 2 of 191 | 2023 |
| Premature NCD mortality | 23.4 % | 45 of 182 | 2021 |
| Suicide rate | 5.2 /100k | 116 of 182 | 2021 |
| Road-traffic deaths | 32.4 /100k | 14 of 187 | 2019 |
| Adult obesity | 9.8 % | 100 of 143 | 2003 |
| Recorded alcohol per adult | 2.9 L | 117 of 185 | 2020 |
| Population aged 65+ | 2.1 % | 209 of 212 | 2024 |
| Health spending per capita | $47 | 174 of 191 | 2023 |
| GDP per capita | $962 | 199 of 212 | 2024 |
Measured against the rest of the world, Chad's sharpest departures from the middle of the pack are the 2nd highest maternal mortality in the world (748 /100k) and the 4th lowest population aged 65+ in the world (2.1 %). Every figure above is the most recent the source reports for Chad; the year sits beside each one, and rankings cover only countries with data for that measure.