Chile vs United States of America: Infant mortality by sex
Chile
0.6221 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
United States of America
0.5913 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Chile rank
143rd
United States of America rank
144th
Infant mortality by sex over time
- Chile
- United States of America
How they compare
Chile currently reports 0.6221 deaths per 100 live births against 0.5913 deaths per 100 live births in United States of America, a difference of 0.0308 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 143rd and United States of America ranks 144th 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 | 12.83 deaths per 100 live births | 3.11 deaths per 100 live births | 9.71 deaths per 100 live births | Chile |
| 1960s | 10.54 deaths per 100 live births | 2.65 deaths per 100 live births | 7.9 deaths per 100 live births | Chile |
| 1970s | 5.86 deaths per 100 live births | 1.83 deaths per 100 live births | 4.02 deaths per 100 live births | Chile |
| 1980s | 2.28 deaths per 100 live births | 1.21 deaths per 100 live births | 1.07 deaths per 100 live births | Chile |
| 1990s | 1.31 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8981 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4078 deaths per 100 live births | Chile |
| 2000s | 0.8735 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7426 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1309 deaths per 100 live births | Chile |
| 2010s | 0.7397 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6344 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1053 deaths per 100 live births | Chile |
| 2020s | 0.6262 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5928 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0334 deaths per 100 live births | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality by sex, Chile or United States of America?
- Chile, at 0.6221 deaths per 100 live births against 0.5913 deaths per 100 live births in United States of America as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality by sex between Chile and United States of America?
- 0.0308 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 infant mortality by sex?
- Chile ranks 143rd and United States of America ranks 144th 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 Infant 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 one year, per 100 live births .