Chad Data Profile

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2000

2003

2004

People

Population,
total

7.9 million

8.6 million

8.8 million

Population
growth (annual %)

3.1

2.8

2.8

National
poverty rate (% of population)

..

..

..

Life
expectancy (years)

..

48.3

..

Fertility
rate (births per woman)

..

6.2

..

Infant
mortality rate (per 1,000 live births)

117.0

117.0

..

Under
5 mortality rate (per 1,000 children)

200.0

200.0

..

Births
attended by skilled health staff (% of total)

16.3

..

..

Child
malnutrition, weight for age (% of under 5)

28.0

..

..

Child
immunization, measles (% of under 12 mos)

42.0

61.0

..

Prevalence
of HIV, total (% of population aged 15-49)

..

4.8

..

Literacy
rate, adult male (% of males ages 15 and above)

40.6

..

..

Literacy
rate, adult female (% of females ages 15 and above)

12.7

..

..

Primary
completion rate, total (% age group)

20.6

..

..

Primary
completion rate, female (% age group)

12.2

..

..

Net
primary enrollment (% relevant age group)

58.3

..

..

Net
secondary enrollment (% relevant age group)

7.8

..

..

Environment

Surface
area (sq. km)

1.3 million

1.3 million

..

Forests
(1,000 sq. km)

126.9 thousand

..

..

Deforestation
(avearge annual % 1990-2000)

0.6

..

..

Internal
freshwater resources per capita (cubic meters)

..

1,747.9

..

CO2
emissions (metric tons per capita)

0.0

..

..

Access
to improved water source (% of total pop.)

..

..

..

Access
to improved sanitation (% of urban pop.)

..

..

..

Economy

GNI,
Atlas method (current US$)

1.5 billion

2.1 billion

2.3 billion

GNI
per capita, Atlas method (current US$)

190.0

240.0

260.0

GDP
(current $)

1.4 billion

2.6 billion

4.3 billion

GDP
growth (annual %)

-0.6

11.3

31.0

GDP
implicit price deflator (annual % growth)

5.7

-2.6

15.5

Value
added in agriculture (% of GDP)

39.2

45.6

60.9

Value
added in industry (% of GDP)

13.8

13.5

8.6

Value
added in services (% of GDP)

47.0

40.9

30.4

Exports
of goods and services (% of GDP)

17.1

20.6

53.3

Imports
of goods and services (% of GDP)

37.3

52.6

37.1

Gross
capital formation (% of GDP)

22.4

55.0

24.7

Technology
and infrastructure

Fixed
lines and mobile telephones (per 1,000 people)

2.1

..

..

Telephone
average cost of local call (US$ per three minutes)

0.1

..

..

Personal
computers (per 1,000 people)

1.5

..

..

Internet
users (per 1,000 people)

0.4

..

..

Paved
roads (% of total)

..

..

..

Aircraft
departures

1,500.0

..

..

Trade and
finance

Trade
in goods as a share of GDP (%)

36.0

42.6

..

Trade
in goods as a share of goods GDP (%)

66.6

71.2

..

Net
barter terms of trade (1995=100)

100.0

..

..

Foreign
direct investment, net inflows in reporting country (current
US$)

116.0 million

836.6 million

..

Present
value of debt (current US$)

587.0 million

891.7 million

..

Total
debt service (% of exports of goods and services)

..

..

..

Short-term
debt outstanding (current US$)

28.8 million

22.6 million

..

Aid
per capita (current US$)

16.6

28.8

..

Source: World Development Indicators
database, August 2005