Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Chile
Chile: Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year was 0.7308 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising
Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Chile, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
In 2021, crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Chile stood at 0.7308 deaths per 100,000 people. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.8% on the previous year and up 32.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Chile peaked at 0.7308 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.5064 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2000.
Chile ranks 119th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Chile, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.5064 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 0.5226 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 0.5129 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 0.5252 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 0.5365 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 0.5321 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.5244 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.543 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 0.5209 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 0.5463 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.9% |
| 2010 | 0.576 deaths per 100,000 people | +5.4% |
| 2011 | 0.5531 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 0.5692 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 0.5697 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.5764 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.5792 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.5752 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.5791 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.571 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.5759 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.6537 deaths per 100,000 people | +13.5% |
| 2021 | 0.7308 deaths per 100,000 people | +11.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.527 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5064 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5463 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5725 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5531 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5792 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6923 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6537 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7308 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Chile
- 116 Cambodia 0.7416 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 117 Seychelles 0.739 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 118 Solomon Islands 0.7311 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 120 Malawi 0.7243 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 121 Congo 0.7193 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 122 Antigua and Barbuda 0.7123 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -3.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Chile?
- Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Chile was 0.7308 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7308 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
- What is the lowest crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5064 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000.
- How does Chile rank for crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year?
- Chile ranks 119th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths from all causes in both sexes, per 100,000 people.