USAID Country Health Statistical Report Chad

The population growth rate is 2% per annum, and 25% of the population resides in urban areas. The number of women aged 15-19 is 591,069, and the number of women aged 15-49 is 2,505,043. The life expectancy at birth is 48 years, and the crude birth rate is 40.1 per 1,000 people. The crude death rate is 15.8 per 1,000 people, and the number of live births is 423,004. The socioeconomic indicators in Chad reveal a low level of development. The GNI per capita (PPP) is $1,470, and health expenditure as a percentage of GDP is 6.5%. The number of physicians per 1,000 people is less than 0.01, and the adult literacy rate is 25.7%. The adult literacy rate for females is 13%, and for males is 41%. The gross enrollment ratio for primary school is 74%, and the gender parity index for net enrollment ratio is 0.69. The family planning indicators in Chad show a high total fertility rate of 5.2 children per woman. The contraceptive prevalence rate for modern methods is 1.5% for all women and 1.6% for married women. The median age of sexual debut among women aged 25-49 is 15.7 years, and the mean ideal family size is 8.9 children. The maternal health indicators in Chad reveal a high maternal mortality ratio of 1,500 per 100,000 live births. The antenatal care coverage is 42.5% for at least one visit, and 38.7% for two or more visits. The assisted delivery by a health professional is 20.7%, and the anemia prevalence among women of reproductive age is not available. The child survival indicators in Chad show a high infant mortality rate of 97.1 per 1,000 live births. The under-5 mortality rate is 151.6 per 1,000 live births, and the neonatal mortality rate is 39 per 1,000 live births. The exclusive breastfeeding rate is 1.9% for children under 4 months, and 2.1% for children under 6 months. The stunted rate is 40.9%, and the underweight rate is 36.7%. The HIV/AIDS prevention indicators in Chad reveal a high HIV prevalence proportion of 3.5% among adults aged 15-49. The estimated number of people living with HIV is 200,000, and the estimated number of people living with HIV among women aged 15+ is 110,000. The infectious diseases control indicators in Chad show a high number of TB cases of 32,203. The TB case detection rate is 18%, and the TB treatment success rate is 54%. The malaria cases per 100,000 people are 3,961, and the DOTS coverage is 33%.