Infant health: low birthweight in Chile
Chile: Infant health: low birthweight was 7.6 Percentage of live births in 2025. ▲ Rising
Infant health: low birthweight in Chile, 1990–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of live births.
Analysis
Chile recorded 7.6 Percentage of live births for infant health: low birthweight in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 20.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant health: low birthweight in Chile peaked at 7.6 Percentage of live births in 2025 and was at its lowest, 4.7 Percentage of live births, in 1994.
That places Chile 15th out of 41 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Infant health: low birthweight in Chile, year by year
| Year | Percentage of live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5.4 Percentage of live births | — |
| 1991 | 5.4 Percentage of live births | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 5.2 Percentage of live births | -3.7% |
| 1993 | 5 Percentage of live births | -3.8% |
| 1994 | 4.7 Percentage of live births | -6.0% |
| 1995 | 4.7 Percentage of live births | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 4.8 Percentage of live births | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 4.8 Percentage of live births | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 5.1 Percentage of live births | +6.2% |
| 1999 | 5.2 Percentage of live births | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 5 Percentage of live births | -3.8% |
| 2001 | 5 Percentage of live births | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 5.2 Percentage of live births | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 5.3 Percentage of live births | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 5.4 Percentage of live births | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 5.2 Percentage of live births | -3.7% |
| 2006 | 5.5 Percentage of live births | +5.8% |
| 2007 | 5.7 Percentage of live births | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 5.9 Percentage of live births | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 5.9 Percentage of live births | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 5.9 Percentage of live births | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 6 Percentage of live births | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 6 Percentage of live births | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 6.2 Percentage of live births | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 6.2 Percentage of live births | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 6.3 Percentage of live births | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 6.3 Percentage of live births | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 6.7 Percentage of live births | +6.3% |
| 2018 | 7 Percentage of live births | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 6.8 Percentage of live births | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 6.7 Percentage of live births | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 7.1 Percentage of live births | +6.0% |
| 2022 | 7.4 Percentage of live births | +4.2% |
| 2023 | 7.5 Percentage of live births | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 7.5 Percentage of live births | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 7.6 Percentage of live births | +1.3% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 7.6 Percentage of live births is above the median for high income countries, which is 6.85 Percentage of live births, 1.1× the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Chile's 7.6 Percentage of live births is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 7.6 Percentage of live births, 1.0× the median. (7 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.03 Percentage of live births | 4.7 Percentage of live births | 5.4 Percentage of live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.41 Percentage of live births | 5 Percentage of live births | 5.9 Percentage of live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.34 Percentage of live births | 5.9 Percentage of live births | 7 Percentage of live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.3 Percentage of live births | 6.7 Percentage of live births | 7.6 Percentage of live births | 6 |
Countries ranked near Chile
More health data for Chile
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.71 % change on previous year (2100)
- 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 infant health: low birthweight in Chile?
- Infant health: low birthweight in Chile was 7.6 Percentage of live births in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest infant health: low birthweight recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 7.6 Percentage of live births in 2025.
- What is the lowest infant health: low birthweight recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.7 Percentage of live births in 1994.
- How does Chile rank for infant health: low birthweight?
- Chile ranks 15th out of 41 countries with data for 2025.
- Is infant health: low birthweight rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.6%. 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 Infant health: low birthweight. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset presents time series on the number of live births weighing less than 2500 grams as a percentage of the total number of live births. Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.