Australia vs Chile: Number of child deaths
Australia
1,097 deaths
in 2024
Chile
1,189 deaths
in 2024
Australia rank
108th
Chile rank
106th
Number of child deaths over time
- Australia
- Chile
How they compare
Chile currently reports 1,189 deaths against 1,097 deaths in Australia, a difference of 92 deaths.
That makes Chile's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Chile has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 108th and Chile ranks 106th of 199 countries.
Chile has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Chile | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5,576 deaths | 42,932 deaths | 37,356 deaths | Chile |
| 1960s | 5,235 deaths | 33,837 deaths | 28,602 deaths | Chile |
| 1970s | 4,413 deaths | 17,329 deaths | 12,916 deaths | Chile |
| 1980s | 2,713 deaths | 6,753 deaths | 4,040 deaths | Chile |
| 1990s | 1,904 deaths | 4,067 deaths | 2,163 deaths | Chile |
| 2000s | 1,494 deaths | 2,284 deaths | 789.8 deaths | Chile |
| 2010s | 1,244 deaths | 1,876 deaths | 632.3 deaths | Chile |
| 2020s | 1,120 deaths | 1,278 deaths | 157.2 deaths | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of child deaths, Australia or Chile?
- Chile, at 1,189 deaths against 1,097 deaths in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of child deaths between Australia and Chile?
- 92 deaths, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Chile?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1959 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Chile rank globally for number of child deaths?
- Australia ranks 108th and Chile ranks 106th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of child deaths. 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 children aged under 5 .