Interesting Facts about Chad
Geography
- Chad is a land-locked country.
- Chad is the fifth largest country in Africa.
Poverty
- Chad has a poverty rate of 42%.1
- Less than half of school-aged children attend school.1
- Literacy rate in individuals between the ages of 15 and 24 is 31%.1
- 20% of Chadian children will not make it to their fifth birthday.2
Healthcare
- There are approximately 3.7 doctors per 100,000 people.1
- About 80% of births are not attended by a health professional.1
- About 68% of girls below the age of 18 are married.1
- Chad has some of the highest levels of malnutrition in the world. About 40% of children experience growth stunting due to lack of access to food.1
Other
- 88% of the population does not have access to electricity.1
- 44% of the population does not have access to clean drinking water.1
1. From https://borgenproject.org/healthcare-in-chad/
https://borgenproject.org/tag/poverty-in-chad/
2. From https://www.worldbank.org/en/country/chad/overview