Death rate from falls in Chile
Chile: Death rate from falls was 6.02 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising
Death rate from falls 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, death rate from falls in Chile stood at 6.02 deaths per 100,000 people. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 19.7% on the previous year and up 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rate from falls in Chile peaked at 6.02 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.96 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2001.
Chile ranks 69th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.89 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.96 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.06 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.03 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.43 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.54 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.53 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.03 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.02 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
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- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 143,958 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 140,629 (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is death rate from falls in Chile?
- Death rate from falls in Chile was 6.02 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 death rate from falls recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 6.02 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
- What is the lowest death rate from falls recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.96 deaths per 100,000 people in 2001.
- How does Chile rank for death rate from falls?
- Chile ranks 69th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is death rate from falls rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.7%. 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 Death rate from falls. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths from falls in both sexes, per 100,000 people.