Chile vs Spain: Number of children who die before age 5

Chile
915 deaths
in 2023
Spain
982 deaths
in 2023
Chile rank
113th
Spain rank
112th

Number of children who die before age 5 over time

  • Chile
  • Spain
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How they compare

Spain currently reports 982 deaths against 915 deaths in Chile, a difference of 67 deaths.

That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times Chile's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Spain ahead.

Chile ranks 113th and Spain ranks 112th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 6 and Spain in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Chile Spain Difference Ahead
1950s 40,900 deaths 43,899 deaths 3,000 deaths Spain
1960s 34,593 deaths 29,074 deaths 5,520 deaths Chile
1970s 17,601 deaths 15,332 deaths 2,269 deaths Chile
1980s 7,042 deaths 5,811 deaths 1,231 deaths Chile
1990s 4,222 deaths 2,851 deaths 1,371 deaths Chile
2000s 2,411 deaths 2,052 deaths 359.3 deaths Chile
2010s 1,920 deaths 1,435 deaths 485.2 deaths Chile
2020s 1,045 deaths 1,111 deaths 66 deaths Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of children who die before age 5, Chile or Spain?
Spain, at 982 deaths against 915 deaths in Chile as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of children who die before age 5 between Chile and Spain?
67 deaths, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Spain?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Chile and Spain rank globally for number of children who die before age 5?
Chile ranks 113th and Spain ranks 112th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children who die before age 5. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Number of children who die before age 5
Unit
deaths
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people aged 0-4.