Chile sits in Latin America & Caribbean. A newborn there can expect about 81.3 years of life, 43rd of 212 countries with data. Below, every mortality measure the National Death Index tracks for Chile, each with its global rank and source year.
17 measures · sources: World Bank Open Data and WHO Global Health Observatory (Global Health Estimates 2021) · latest available year per figure
| Measure | Value | World rank | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy at birth | 81.3 yrs | 43 of 212 | 2024 |
| Age-standardized death rate | 4.7 /1,000 | 153 of 182 | 2021 |
| Crude death rate | 6.6 /1,000 | 134 of 212 | 2024 |
| Life expectancy at 60 | 22.9 yrs | 30 of 182 | 2021 |
| Male mortality penalty | 37.9 /1,000 | 163 of 212 | 2024 |
| Life-expectancy gap (F−M) | 3.8 yrs | 170 of 212 | 2024 |
| Old-age sex ratio (65+) | 84.1 men/100 women | 137 of 212 | 2024 |
| Infant mortality | 5.8 /1,000 | 138 of 192 | 2024 |
| Maternal mortality | 10.0 /100k | 146 of 191 | 2023 |
| Premature NCD mortality | 9.4 % | 167 of 182 | 2021 |
| Suicide rate | 7.7 /100k | 83 of 182 | 2021 |
| Road-traffic deaths | 14.9 /100k | 92 of 187 | 2019 |
| Adult obesity | 18.1 % | 60 of 143 | 2011 |
| Recorded alcohol per adult | 7.6 L | 55 of 185 | 2020 |
| Population aged 65+ | 14.1 % | 68 of 212 | 2024 |
| Health spending per capita | $1,760 | 45 of 191 | 2024 |
| GDP per capita | $16,710 | 81 of 212 | 2024 |
Measured against the rest of the world, Chile's sharpest departures from the middle of the pack are the 16th lowest premature NCD mortality in the world (9.4 %) and the 30th lowest age-standardized death rate in the world (4.7 /1,000). Every figure above is the most recent the source reports for Chile; the year sits beside each one, and rankings cover only countries with data for that measure.