Chile vs United States of America: Mortality rate, infant
Chile
5.8 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
United States of America
5.5 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Chile rank
143rd
United States of America rank
144th
Mortality rate, infant over time
- Chile
- United States of America
How they compare
Chile currently reports 5.8 per 1,000 live births against 5.5 per 1,000 live births in United States of America, a difference of 0.3 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Chile's figure about 1.1 times United States of America's.
Across all 65 years both countries report, Chile has been ahead every year.
Chile ranks 143rd and United States of America ranks 144th of 197 countries.
Chile has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 98.33 per 1,000 live births | 23.49 per 1,000 live births | 74.84 per 1,000 live births | Chile |
| 1970s | 53.92 per 1,000 live births | 16.39 per 1,000 live births | 37.53 per 1,000 live births | Chile |
| 1980s | 20.79 per 1,000 live births | 10.91 per 1,000 live births | 9.88 per 1,000 live births | Chile |
| 1990s | 11.96 per 1,000 live births | 8.16 per 1,000 live births | 3.8 per 1,000 live births | Chile |
| 2000s | 8.01 per 1,000 live births | 6.78 per 1,000 live births | 1.23 per 1,000 live births | Chile |
| 2010s | 6.85 per 1,000 live births | 5.82 per 1,000 live births | 1.03 per 1,000 live births | Chile |
| 2020s | 5.84 per 1,000 live births | 5.5 per 1,000 live births | 0.34 per 1,000 live births | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, infant, Chile or United States of America?
- Chile, at 5.8 per 1,000 live births against 5.5 per 1,000 live births in United States of America as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, infant between Chile and United States of America?
- 0.3 per 1,000 live births, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and United States of America?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Chile and United States of America rank globally for mortality rate, infant?
- Chile ranks 143rd and United States of America ranks 144th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Infant mortality rate is the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.