Life expectancy at birth — all countries

Life expectancy at birth — Chad

Life expectancy at birth in Chad in 2024 — 55.2 years. Ranked 216 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 40.9%.

2024 55.2 years +0.31% vs 2023
World rank 216of 217
Period maximum 55.2 years2024
Period minimum 39.2 years1960

Trend over time

1960–2024 · years

Life expectancy at birth — Chad, 1960–202435404550556019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 39.2 years1962: 39.6 years1964: 40.1 years1966: 40.1 years1968: 40.7 years1970: 41.4 years1972: 41.9 years1974: 42.6 years1976: 42.7 years1978: 43 years1980: 43.5 years1982: 43.9 years1984: 44.7 years1986: 45.6 years1988: 46.4 years1990: 45.1 years1992: 46.8 years1994: 47.1 years1996: 47.6 years1998: 47.8 years2000: 47.9 years2002: 48.4 years2004: 48.7 years2006: 48.7 years2008: 49.5 years2010: 50.1 years2012: 50.8 years2014: 51.1 years2016: 51.6 years2018: 52.4 years2020: 53.1 years2022: 54.5 years2024: 55.2 years
Change over the period: +16 (+40.86%) Average annual rate: 0.54 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Chad

Chad 55.2 years
World 73.5 years
Sub-Saharan Africa 62.8 years
Middle Africa computed 62.3 years
Low-income countries computed 65.2 years
Life expectancy at birth — Chad, by year Chad All countries CSV XLSX
Year years Change Change, %
2024 55.2 +0.2 +0.31%
2023 55.1 +0.5 +0.99%
2022 54.5 +1.4 +2.62%
2021 53.1 +0.1 +0.1%
2020 53.1 +0.1 +0.17%
2019 53 +0.5 +1.04%
2018 52.4 +0.6 +1.1%
2017 51.9 +0.3 +0.53%
2016 51.6 +0.3 +0.55%
2015 51.3 +0.2 +0.35%
2014 51.1 +0.1 +0.18%
2013 51.1 +0.3 +0.56%
2012 50.8 +0.3 +0.67%
2011 50.4 +0.3 +0.64%
2010 50.1 +0.3 +0.56%
2009 49.8 +0.3 +0.66%
2008 49.5 +0.3 +0.6%
2007 49.2 +0.5 +0.95%
2006 48.7 −0.1 −0.23%
2005 48.9 +0.2 +0.36%
2004 48.7 +0.1 +0.16%
2003 48.6 +0.2 +0.51%
2002 48.4 +0.1 +0.11%
2001 48.3 +0.4 +0.77%
2000 47.9 +0 +0.01%
1999 47.9 +0.1 +0.28%
1998 47.8 +0 +0.08%
1997 47.8 +0.2 +0.44%
1996 47.6 +0.1 +0.21%
1995 47.5 +0.4 +0.79%
1994 47.1 +0.1 +0.17%
1993 47 +0.2 +0.48%
1992 46.8 +0.2 +0.39%
1991 46.6 +1.5 +3.38%
1990 45.1 −1.4 −2.93%
1989 46.4 +0.1 +0.18%
1988 46.4 +3.3 +7.62%
1987 43.1 −2.5 −5.54%
1986 45.6 +0.3 +0.62%
1985 45.3 +0.6 +1.3%
1984 44.7 +0.3 +0.64%
1983 44.4 +0.5 +1.22%
1982 43.9 +0.4 +0.95%
1981 43.5 +0 +0.1%
1980 43.5 +0.2 +0.49%
1979 43.2 +0.2 +0.52%
1978 43 +0.1 +0.31%
1977 42.9 +0.2 +0.46%
1976 42.7 −0 −0.11%
1975 42.7 +0.1 +0.32%
1974 42.6 +0.2 +0.48%
1973 42.4 +0.5 +1.14%
1972 41.9 +1.1 +2.58%
1971 40.9 −0.5 −1.25%
1970 41.4 +0.4 +0.89%
1969 41 +0.3 +0.78%
1968 40.7 +0.3 +0.76%
1967 40.4 +0.3 +0.76%
1966 40.1 +0 +0.1%
1965 40.1 −0.1 −0.17%
1964 40.1 +0.2 +0.57%
1963 39.9 +0.3 +0.72%
1962 39.6 +0.2 +0.47%
1961 39.4 +0.2 +0.52%
1960 39.2

About the indicator

Life expectancy at birth is the average number of years a newborn would live if age-specific mortality rates stayed the same as in the year of calculation. It is not a forecast for any individual but a summary measure of the current mortality regime: the indicator falls sharply in years of epidemics and wars and recovers just as fast.

Important: The indicator is highly sensitive to infant mortality: a decline there adds more years than an improvement in the health of the elderly.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.