Chile vs United States of America: Child mortality by sex
Chile
0.7264 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
United States of America
0.7012 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Chile rank
144th
United States of America rank
145th
Child mortality by sex over time
- Chile
- United States of America
How they compare
Chile currently reports 0.7264 deaths per 100 live births against 0.7012 deaths per 100 live births in United States of America, a difference of 0.0252 deaths per 100 live births.
Across all 71 years both countries report, Chile has been ahead every year.
Chile ranks 144th and United States of America ranks 145th of 199 countries.
Chile has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 15.91 deaths per 100 live births | 3.59 deaths per 100 live births | 12.33 deaths per 100 live births | Chile |
| 1960s | 12.61 deaths per 100 live births | 3.05 deaths per 100 live births | 9.55 deaths per 100 live births | Chile |
| 1970s | 6.82 deaths per 100 live births | 2.15 deaths per 100 live births | 4.67 deaths per 100 live births | Chile |
| 1980s | 2.7 deaths per 100 live births | 1.44 deaths per 100 live births | 1.25 deaths per 100 live births | Chile |
| 1990s | 1.56 deaths per 100 live births | 1.07 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4912 deaths per 100 live births | Chile |
| 2000s | 1.03 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8765 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1545 deaths per 100 live births | Chile |
| 2010s | 0.8599 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7464 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1134 deaths per 100 live births | Chile |
| 2020s | 0.7297 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7017 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0281 deaths per 100 live births | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality by sex, Chile or United States of America?
- Chile, at 0.7264 deaths per 100 live births against 0.7012 deaths per 100 live births in United States of America as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality by sex between Chile and United States of America?
- 0.0252 deaths per 100 live births, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and United States of America?
- 71 years are reported by both, from 1954 to 2024.
- How do Chile and United States of America rank globally for child mortality by sex?
- Chile ranks 144th and United States of America ranks 145th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of male children aged under five years, per 100 live births .