Chad: health and care

What is the life expectancy in Chad?

Life expectancy at birth in Chad was 55.2 years in 2024, according to the World Bank, which compiles estimates from UN population sources.

Life expectancy is the average number of years a newborn would live if that year's death rates stayed the same throughout their life. It is strongly affected by deaths in early childhood: the same database puts infant mortality at 56.3 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2024, on the World Bank infant mortality indicator.

Official sources: World Bank: Life expectancy at birth, Chad · World Bank: Infant mortality rate, Chad

What is the maternal mortality rate in Chad?

Chad's maternal mortality ratio was 748 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2023, according to the World Bank, which publishes the modelled estimates of the UN Maternal Mortality Estimation Inter-agency Group.

The ratio counts deaths from pregnancy-related causes during pregnancy or within 42 days of its end. Because many deaths are not registered, the figure is modelled from surveys, censuses and health records, and has a wide uncertainty range.

Official sources: World Bank: Maternal mortality ratio, Chad

How common is malaria in Chad?

Malaria was the leading reason for curative consultations at first-level health centres in Chad in 2023, at 40.74% of cases, according to the health statistics yearbook 2023 published by the National Institute of Statistics (INSEED). Malnutrition followed at 6.07%.

Among infants aged 0 to 11 months, suspected simple malaria accounted for 36.61% of consultations. These are counts of health facility visits, not tested cases. The World Bank gives an incidence of 206 cases per 1,000 people at risk in 2024, based on WHO estimates.

Official sources: INSEED: Health statistics yearbook 2023 (PDF) · World Bank: Incidence of malaria, Chad

How much does Chad spend on health?

Current health spending in Chad was 5.0% of GDP in 2023, according to the World Bank, based on WHO Global Health Expenditure data.

The figure covers spending by government, households, insurers and donors on health goods and services, excluding capital investment. The same database records 0.085 doctors per 1,000 people in 2023 on the World Bank physicians indicator, or about one doctor for every 12,000 people.

Official sources: World Bank: Current health expenditure (% of GDP), Chad · World Bank: Physicians per 1,000 people, Chad

What is the average life expectancy in Chad?

The latest figure from the UN Population Division, for 2024, is 55.2 years. No year since 2005 has been higher. It is 47th highest of 48 in Sub-Saharan Africa, where the median is 64.3 years. World rank, highest first: 192nd of 193.

What is Chad's infant mortality rate?

The latest figure from the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, for 2024, is 56.3 per 1,000. That is the lowest since at least 2005. Sub-Saharan Africa median: 37.2 per 1,000; Chad is 10th highest of 48. Worldwide: 10th of 192.

What is the maternal mortality rate in Chad?

The WHO puts the maternal mortality ratio in Chad at 748 per 100,000 in 2023. It is the bottom of the series, which starts in 2005. Sub-Saharan Africa median: 257 per 100,000; Chad is 2nd highest of 48. World rank, highest first: 2nd of 192.

How much does Chad spend on health?

5.0% of GDP: that is current health spending in Chad for 2023, according to the WHO. No year since 2005 has been higher. Across Sub-Saharan Africa the middle value was 4.4% of GDP, and Chad placed 21st highest of 48. World rank, highest first: 124th of 191.

What is out-of-pocket health spending in Chad?

In 2023, out-of-pocket health spending in Chad was 51.7%, according to the WHO. It is the bottom of the series, which starts in 2005. It is 11th highest of 48 in Sub-Saharan Africa, where the median is 32.4%. Worldwide: 31st of 191.

How many doctors does Chad have?

In 2023, the number of doctors per 1,000 people in Chad was 0.09 per 1,000, according to the WHO. It is the top of the series, which starts in 2006. Across Sub-Saharan Africa the middle value was 0.18 per 1,000, and Chad placed 14th highest of 16. Worldwide: 55th of 58.

How many hospital beds per person does Chad have?

According to the WHO, hospital beds per 1,000 people in Chad was 0.15 per 1,000 in 2020. Sub-Saharan Africa median: 0.69 per 1,000; Chad is 14th highest of 14. Worldwide: 131st of 131.

What is measles vaccine coverage in Chad?

According to WHO and UNICEF, measles vaccination among children aged 12 to 23 months in Chad was 66.0% in 2024. It is the top of the series, which starts in 2005. Sub-Saharan Africa median: 81.0%; Chad is 35th highest of 48. Of 191 countries with 2024 data, 173rd highest.