What is child mortality rate by sex in Chile?

Child mortality rate by sex in Chile was 0.622 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest child mortality rate by sex recorded in Chile?

The highest recorded value was 14.62 deaths per 100 live births in 1958.

What is the lowest child mortality rate by sex recorded in Chile?

The lowest recorded value was 0.6205 deaths per 100 live births in 2021.

How does Chile rank for child mortality rate by sex?

Chile ranks 145th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.

Is child mortality rate by sex rising or falling in Chile?

Over the last ten years it is down 15.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Chile data come from?

The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality rate by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Child mortality rate by sex in Chile

Name: Child mortality rate by sex in Chile
Creator: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Chile: Child mortality rate by sex was 0.622 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

0.622 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 1.5%

World rank

145th

of 199 countries

All-time high

14.62 deaths per 100 live births

in 1958

All-time low

0.6205 deaths per 100 live births

in 2021

Years of data

1954–2024

Child mortality rate by sex in Chile, 1954–2024

Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.

Analysis

The most recent figure for child mortality rate by sex in Chile is 0.622 deaths per 100 live births, measured in 2024.

The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 15.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, child mortality rate by sex in Chile peaked at 14.62 deaths per 100 live births in 1958 and was at its lowest, 0.6205 deaths per 100 live births, in 2021.

Chile ranks 145th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	14.41 deaths per 100 live births	14.16 deaths per 100 live births	14.62 deaths per 100 live births	6
1960s	11.15 deaths per 100 live births	7.66 deaths per 100 live births	14.41 deaths per 100 live births	10
1970s	5.79 deaths per 100 live births	3.32 deaths per 100 live births	7.48 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	2.21 deaths per 100 live births	1.83 deaths per 100 live births	2.99 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	1.29 deaths per 100 live births	1.03 deaths per 100 live births	1.71 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	0.8532 deaths per 100 live births	0.7989 deaths per 100 live births	0.9869 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	0.7298 deaths per 100 live births	0.6429 deaths per 100 live births	0.7953 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	0.6247 deaths per 100 live births	0.6205 deaths per 100 live births	0.6315 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Chile

142 Montserrat 0.6633 deaths per 100 live births compare
143 Uruguay 0.6608 deaths per 100 live births compare
144 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.6384 deaths per 100 live births compare
146 United States 0.5908 deaths per 100 live births compare
147 Saudi Arabia 0.5714 deaths per 100 live births compare
148 Anguilla 0.5696 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

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Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 143,958 (2025)
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Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 140,511 (2025)
Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 137,120 (2025)
Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 135,640 (2025)
Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 132,095 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is child mortality rate by sex in Chile?: Child mortality rate by sex in Chile was 0.622 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest child mortality rate by sex recorded in Chile?: The highest recorded value was 14.62 deaths per 100 live births in 1958.
What is the lowest child mortality rate by sex recorded in Chile?: The lowest recorded value was 0.6205 deaths per 100 live births in 2021.
How does Chile rank for child mortality rate by sex?: Chile ranks 145th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is child mortality rate by sex rising or falling in Chile?: Over the last ten years it is down 15.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Chile data come from?: The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality rate by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Child mortality rate by sex
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 12,985 data points, 1950–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The estimated number of deaths of female children aged under five years, per 100 live births .