Chile vs United States of America: Child mortality rate vs. GDP per capita
Chile
0.68 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
United States of America
0.65 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Chile rank
144th
United States of America rank
145th
Child mortality rate vs. GDP per capita over time
- Chile
- United States of America
How they compare
Chile currently reports 0.68 deaths per 100 live births against 0.65 deaths per 100 live births in United States of America, a difference of 0.03 deaths per 100 live births.
Across all 75 years both countries report, Chile has been ahead every year.
Chile ranks 144th and United States of America ranks 145th of 200 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 | 18.11 deaths per 100 live births | 3.37 deaths per 100 live births | 14.74 deaths per 100 live births | Chile |
| 1960s | 11.89 deaths per 100 live births | 2.73 deaths per 100 live births | 9.17 deaths per 100 live births | Chile |
| 1970s | 6.32 deaths per 100 live births | 1.93 deaths per 100 live births | 4.39 deaths per 100 live births | Chile |
| 1980s | 2.46 deaths per 100 live births | 1.3 deaths per 100 live births | 1.16 deaths per 100 live births | Chile |
| 1990s | 1.43 deaths per 100 live births | 0.974 deaths per 100 live births | 0.456 deaths per 100 live births | Chile |
| 2000s | 0.942 deaths per 100 live births | 0.798 deaths per 100 live births | 0.144 deaths per 100 live births | Chile |
| 2010s | 0.796 deaths per 100 live births | 0.683 deaths per 100 live births | 0.113 deaths per 100 live births | Chile |
| 2020s | 0.68 deaths per 100 live births | 0.65 deaths per 100 live births | 0.03 deaths per 100 live births | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate vs. gdp per capita, Chile or United States of America?
- Chile, at 0.68 deaths per 100 live births against 0.65 deaths per 100 live births in United States of America as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate vs. gdp per capita between Chile and United States of America?
- 0.03 deaths per 100 live births, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and United States of America?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Chile and United States of America rank globally for child mortality rate vs. gdp per capita?
- Chile ranks 144th and United States of America ranks 145th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality rate vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Long-run estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.