Causes of mortality in Chile
Chile: Causes of mortality was 122,010 Deaths in 2023. ▲ Rising
Causes of mortality in Chile, 1960–2023
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.
Causes of mortality in Chile, year by year
| Year | Deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 95,486 Deaths | — |
| 1961 | 91,348 Deaths | -4.3% |
| 1962 | 94,874 Deaths | +3.9% |
| 1963 | 98,293 Deaths | +3.6% |
| 1964 | 94,058 Deaths | -4.3% |
| 1965 | 91,648 Deaths | -2.6% |
| 1966 | 90,489 Deaths | -1.3% |
| 1967 | 86,840 Deaths | -4.0% |
| 1968 | 84,560 Deaths | -2.6% |
| 1969 | 84,680 Deaths | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 83,166 Deaths | -1.8% |
| 1971 | 83,240 Deaths | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 88,658 Deaths | +6.5% |
| 1973 | 82,988 Deaths | -6.4% |
| 1974 | 78,284 Deaths | -5.7% |
| 1975 | 74,182 Deaths | -5.2% |
| 1976 | 79,389 Deaths | +7.0% |
| 1977 | 73,541 Deaths | -7.4% |
| 1978 | 72,321 Deaths | -1.7% |
| 1979 | 74,178 Deaths | +2.6% |
| 1980 | 73,710 Deaths | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 69,871 Deaths | -5.2% |
| 1982 | 69,928 Deaths | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 74,669 Deaths | +6.8% |
| 1985 | 73,534 Deaths | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 72,209 Deaths | -1.8% |
| 1987 | 70,559 Deaths | -2.3% |
| 1988 | 74,435 Deaths | +5.5% |
| 1989 | 75,453 Deaths | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 78,434 Deaths | +4.0% |
| 1991 | 74,862 Deaths | -4.6% |
| 1992 | 74,090 Deaths | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 76,261 Deaths | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 75,445 Deaths | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 78,531 Deaths | +4.1% |
| 1996 | 79,123 Deaths | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 78,472 Deaths | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 80,257 Deaths | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 81,984 Deaths | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 78,814 Deaths | -3.9% |
| 2001 | 81,871 Deaths | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 81,079 Deaths | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 83,672 Deaths | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 86,138 Deaths | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 86,102 Deaths | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 85,639 Deaths | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 89,558 Deaths | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 86,783 Deaths | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 91,965 Deaths | +6.0% |
| 2010 | 97,930 Deaths | +6.5% |
| 2011 | 94,985 Deaths | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 98,711 Deaths | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 99,751 Deaths | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 101,943 Deaths | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 103,308 Deaths | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 104,000 Deaths | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 106,366 Deaths | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 106,777 Deaths | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 109,642 Deaths | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 126,155 Deaths | +15.1% |
| 2021 | 137,617 Deaths | +9.1% |
| 2022 | 136,965 Deaths | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 122,010 Deaths | -10.9% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 122,010 Deaths is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 268,371 Deaths, 45% of the median. (7 countries reporting)
- Chile's 122,010 Deaths is above the median for high income countries, which is 115,390 Deaths, 1.1× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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More health data for Chile
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4062 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,755 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 115 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -3.22 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0224 units per person (2025)
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- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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
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.