Australia vs Chile: Number of infant deaths
Australia
941 deaths
in 2024
Chile
1,009 deaths
in 2024
Australia rank
108th
Chile rank
106th
Number of infant deaths over time
- Australia
- Chile
How they compare
Chile currently reports 1,009 deaths against 941 deaths in Australia, a difference of 68 deaths.
That makes Chile's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.
Across all 70 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 | 4,592 deaths | 32,812 deaths | 28,221 deaths | Chile |
| 1960s | 4,343 deaths | 27,985 deaths | 23,641 deaths | Chile |
| 1970s | 3,671 deaths | 14,744 deaths | 11,073 deaths | Chile |
| 1980s | 2,251 deaths | 5,721 deaths | 3,470 deaths | Chile |
| 1990s | 1,566 deaths | 3,396 deaths | 1,829 deaths | Chile |
| 2000s | 1,249 deaths | 1,927 deaths | 678.1 deaths | Chile |
| 2010s | 1,052 deaths | 1,611 deaths | 558.3 deaths | Chile |
| 2020s | 955.6 deaths | 1,082 deaths | 126.2 deaths | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of infant deaths, Australia or Chile?
- Chile, at 1,009 deaths against 941 deaths in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of infant deaths between Australia and Chile?
- 68 deaths, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Chile?
- 70 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Chile rank globally for number of infant 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 infant 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 1 .