What is the difference in death rate from drowning between Chile and United States?

0 deaths per 100,000 people, with Chile ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and United States?

22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.

Where does this data come from?

World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Death rate from drowning. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Chile vs United States: Death rate from drowning

Chile

1.32 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

United States

1.32 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

Chile rank

143rd

United States rank

143rd

Death rate from drowning over time

Chile
United States

How they compare

Chile currently reports 1.32 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.32 deaths per 100,000 people in United States, a difference of 0 deaths per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Chile ahead.

Chile ranks 143rd and United States ranks 143rd of 194 countries.

Chile has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Chile	United States	Difference	Ahead
2000s	2.97 deaths per 100,000 people	1.21 deaths per 100,000 people	1.76 deaths per 100,000 people	Chile
2010s	1.8 deaths per 100,000 people	1.15 deaths per 100,000 people	0.653 deaths per 100,000 people	Chile
2020s	1.41 deaths per 100,000 people	1.3 deaths per 100,000 people	0.105 deaths per 100,000 people	Chile

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher death rate from drowning, Chile or United States?: Chile, at 1.32 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.32 deaths per 100,000 people in United States as of 2021.
What is the difference in death rate from drowning between Chile and United States?: 0 deaths per 100,000 people, with Chile ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and United States?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Chile and United States rank globally for death rate from drowning?: Chile ranks 143rd and United States ranks 143rd of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Death rate from drowning. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Death rate from drowning
Unit: deaths per 100,000 people
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 194 places, 4,268 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Estimated number of deaths from drowning in both sexes, per 100,000 people.