Chile vs United States of America: Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood
Chile
0.0117 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
United States of America
0.0123 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Chile rank
145th
United States of America rank
143rd
Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood over time
- Chile
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 0.0123 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0117 under-five deaths per woman in Chile, a difference of 0.0006 under-five deaths per woman.
That makes United States of America's figure about 1.1 times Chile's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 92 shared years of data; in 1933 it was Chile ahead.
Chile ranks 145th and United States of America ranks 143rd of 200 countries.
Across the 10 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 9 and United States of America in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 2.03 under-five deaths per woman | 0.149 under-five deaths per woman | 1.88 under-five deaths per woman | Chile |
| 1940s | 1.44 under-five deaths per woman | 0.128 under-five deaths per woman | 1.31 under-five deaths per woman | Chile |
| 1950s | 0.8666 under-five deaths per woman | 0.113 under-five deaths per woman | 0.7537 under-five deaths per woman | Chile |
| 1960s | 0.5256 under-five deaths per woman | 0.082 under-five deaths per woman | 0.4437 under-five deaths per woman | Chile |
| 1970s | 0.2106 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0377 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1729 under-five deaths per woman | Chile |
| 1980s | 0.0648 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0241 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0407 under-five deaths per woman | Chile |
| 1990s | 0.0337 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0196 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0142 under-five deaths per woman | Chile |
| 2000s | 0.0177 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0164 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0013 under-five deaths per woman | Chile |
| 2010s | 0.0137 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0125 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0012 under-five deaths per woman | Chile |
| 2020s | 0.0112 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0116 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0004 under-five deaths per woman | United States of America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood, Chile or United States of America?
- United States of America, at 0.0123 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0117 under-five deaths per woman in Chile as of 2024.
- What is the difference in children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood between Chile and United States of America?
- 0.0006 under-five deaths per woman, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and United States of America?
- 92 years are reported by both, from 1933 to 2024.
- How do Chile and United States of America rank globally for children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood?
- Chile ranks 145th and United States of America ranks 143rd 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 Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Fertility rate (average number of children per woman) multiplied by the under-five mortality rate (probability of dying before age five).