Causes of mortality in Chile

Chile: Causes of mortality was 122,010 Deaths in 2023. β–² Rising

Latest (2023)
122,010 Deaths
Change on year
down 10.9%
World rank
20th
of 36 countries
All-time high
137,617 Deaths
in 2021
All-time low
69,871 Deaths
in 1981
Years of data
63
1960–2023

Causes of mortality in Chile, 1960–2023

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Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Deaths.

Analysis

The most recent figure for causes of mortality in Chile is 122,010 Deaths, measured in 2023.

That represents a change of down 10.9% on the previous year and up 22.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, causes of mortality in Chile peaked at 137,617 Deaths in 2021 and was at its lowest, 69,871 Deaths, in 1981.

That places Chile 20th out of 36 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 91,228 Deaths 84,560 Deaths 98,293 Deaths 10
1970s 78,995 Deaths 72,321 Deaths 88,658 Deaths 10
1980s 72,708 Deaths 69,871 Deaths 75,453 Deaths 9
1990s 77,746 Deaths 74,090 Deaths 81,984 Deaths 10
2000s 85,162 Deaths 78,814 Deaths 91,965 Deaths 10
2010s 102,341 Deaths 94,985 Deaths 109,642 Deaths 10
2020s 130,687 Deaths 122,010 Deaths 137,617 Deaths 4

Countries ranked near Chile

  1. 17 Peru 158,798 Deaths compare
  2. 18 Hungary 127,470 Deaths compare
  3. 19 Greece 127,294 Deaths compare
  4. 21 Portugal 118,570 Deaths compare
  5. 22 Czechia 112,211 Deaths compare
  6. 23 Belgium 110,377 Deaths compare

See the full ranking of 46 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is causes of mortality in Chile?
Causes of mortality in Chile was 122,010 Deaths in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest causes of mortality recorded in Chile?
The highest recorded value was 137,617 Deaths in 2021.
What is the lowest causes of mortality recorded in Chile?
The lowest recorded value was 69,871 Deaths in 1981.
How does Chile rank for causes of mortality?
Chile ranks 20th out of 36 countries with data for 2023.
Is causes of mortality rising or falling in Chile?
Over the last ten years it is up 22.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Chile data come from?
The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Causes of mortality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Causes of mortality
Unit
Deaths
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
46 places, 2,503 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

This dataset presents the number of deaths and age-standardised death rates by causes of deaths. The number of deaths according to sex and selected causes are extracted from the World Health Organization Mortality Database available at https://www.who.int/data/data-collection-tools/who-mortality-database. Detailed information on the coverage and reliability of the cause-of-death data is regularly published in World Health Statistics Annuals. The selected causes of death presented in the OECD Health Statistics database are detailed in an Excel file available for download, with codes according to the Tenth revision of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD) along with codes from other ICD revisions used in the WHO Mortality Database. Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.