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