What is the population of Chad?
Population | 16,877,357 |
Population Growth Rate | 1.95% |
Urban Population | 21.8% |
Population in Major Urban Areas | N'DJAMENA (capital) 1.079 million |
Nationality Noun | Chadian(s) |
Nationality Adjective | Chadian |
Ethnic Groups | 200 distinct groups; in the north and center: Arabs, Gorane (Toubou, Daza, Kreda), Zaghawa, Kanembou, Ouaddai, Baguirmi, Hadjerai, Fulbe, Kotoko, Hausa, Boulala, and Maba, most of whom are Muslim; in the south: Sara (Ngambaye, Mbaye, Goulaye), Moundang |
Languages Spoken | French (official), Arabic (official), Sara (in the south), and more than 120 different languages and dialects |
What is school like in Chad?
What are the health conditions in Chad?
Animal Contact Disease (s) | Rabies |
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate - female 15-49 | 4.8% |
Death Rate - deaths/1,000 population | 14.85 |
Drinking Water Source - percent of rural population improved | 44.8% |
Drinking Water Source - percent of total population unimproved | 49.3% |
Drinking Water Source - percent of urban population improved | 71.8% |
Food or Waterborne Disease (s) | Bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A and E, and typhoid fever |
Health Expenditures - percent of GDP | 4.3% |
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate | 3.4% |
HIV/Aids Deaths | 14,400 |
Hospital Bed Density - beds/1,000 population | .43 |
Infant Mortality Rate - female deaths/1,000 live births | 86.01 |
Infant Mortality Rate - male deaths/1,000 live births | 97.64 |
Infant Mortality Rate - total deaths/1,000 live births | 91.94 |
Major Infectious Diseases - degree of risk | Very high |
Maternal Mortality Rate - deaths/100,000 live births | 1,100 |
Mean Age for Mother's First Birth | 18.2 |
Obesity - adult prevalence rate | 2.7% |
People Living with HIV/AIDS | 210,000 |
Physicians Density - physicians/1,000 population | .04 |
Respiratory disease (s) | Meningococcal meningitis |
Sanitation Facility Access - percent of total population unimproved | 88.1% |
Sanitation Facility Access - percent of urban population improved | 31.4% |
Sanitation Facility Access - percent of rural population improved | 6.5% |
Total Fertility Rate - children born/woman | 4.8 |
Underweight - percent of children under five years | 33.9% |
Vectorborne Disease (s) | Malaria and dengue fever |
Water contact disease (s) | Schistosomiasis |
How long do people live in Chad?
Life Expectancy at Birth | 49 Years |
Life Expectancy at Birth - female | 50 Years |
Life Expectancy at Birth - male | 47 Years |
Median Age | 17 Years |
Median Age - female | 18 Years |
Median Age - male | 15 Years |
Birth Rate - births/1,000 population | 38 |
Death Rate - deaths/1,000 population | 14.85 |
Median Age | 17 Years |
Median Age - female | 18 Years |
Median Age - male | 15 Years |
Net Migration Rate - migrant(s)/1,000 population | -3.64 |
Population Growth Rate | 1.95% |
Sex Ratio 0-14 Years - male/female | 1.03 |
Sex Ratio 15-24 Years - male/female | .94 |
Sex Ratio 25-54 Years - male/female | .83 |
Sex Ratio 55-64 Years - male/female | .93 |
Sex Ratio at Birth - male/female | 1.04 |
Sex Ratio of Total Population - male/female | .93 |
Sex Ratio Over 64 Years - male/female | .072 |
What are the health conditions in Chad?
What is school like in Chad?
Education Expenditures - percent of GDP | 2.3% |
Literacy - female | 39.3% |
Literacy - male | 56% |
Literacy - total population | 25.7% |
Literacy Definition | Age 15 and over can read and write French or Arabic |
School Life Expectancy - female | 6 Years |
School Life Expectancy - male | 9 Years |
Total School Life Expectancy - (primary to tertiary) | 7 Years |
Can people in Chad read?
Literacy - female | 39.3% |
Literacy - male | 56% |
Literacy - total population | 25.7% |
Literacy Definition | Age 15 and over can read and write French or Arabic |
Predominant Language | French (official), Arabic (official), Sara (in the south), and more than 120 different languages and dialects |
Is Chad a safe place to visit?