Chile vs United States of America: Child mortality rate by sex
Chile
0.622 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
United States of America
0.5908 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Chile rank
145th
United States of America rank
146th
Child mortality rate by sex over time
- Chile
- United States of America
How they compare
Chile currently reports 0.622 deaths per 100 live births against 0.5908 deaths per 100 live births in United States of America, a difference of 0.0312 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Chile's figure about 1.1 times United States of America's.
Across all 71 years both countries report, Chile has been ahead every year.
Chile ranks 145th and United States of America ranks 146th 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 | 14.41 deaths per 100 live births | 2.81 deaths per 100 live births | 11.59 deaths per 100 live births | Chile |
| 1960s | 11.15 deaths per 100 live births | 2.38 deaths per 100 live births | 8.77 deaths per 100 live births | Chile |
| 1970s | 5.79 deaths per 100 live births | 1.7 deaths per 100 live births | 4.09 deaths per 100 live births | Chile |
| 1980s | 2.21 deaths per 100 live births | 1.16 deaths per 100 live births | 1.06 deaths per 100 live births | Chile |
| 1990s | 1.29 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8705 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4188 deaths per 100 live births | Chile |
| 2000s | 0.8532 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7158 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1374 deaths per 100 live births | Chile |
| 2010s | 0.7298 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6175 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1124 deaths per 100 live births | Chile |
| 2020s | 0.6247 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5902 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0346 deaths per 100 live births | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate by sex, Chile or United States of America?
- Chile, at 0.622 deaths per 100 live births against 0.5908 deaths per 100 live births in United States of America as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate by sex between Chile and United States of America?
- 0.0312 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 rate by sex?
- Chile ranks 145th and United States of America ranks 146th 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 rate 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 female children aged under five years, per 100 live births .