Life expectancy at birth in Chile
Chile: Life expectancy at birth was 81.54 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
81.54
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
1st
of 36 countries
All-time high
81.54
in 2025
All-time low
53.15
in 1950
Years of data
76
1950–2025
Life expectancy at birth in Chile, 1950–2025
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Chile recorded 81.54 for life expectancy at birth in 2025. That is the highest value across all 76 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth in Chile peaked at 81.54 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 53.15, in 1950.
Chile ranks 1st of 36 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 76 years of available data.
Life expectancy at birth in Chile, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 53.15 | — |
| 1951 | 53.54 | +0.7% |
| 1952 | 53.93 | +0.7% |
| 1953 | 54.31 | +0.7% |
| 1954 | 54.71 | +0.7% |
| 1955 | 54.93 | +0.4% |
| 1956 | 55.48 | +1.0% |
| 1957 | 55.77 | +0.5% |
| 1958 | 56.29 | +0.9% |
| 1959 | 56.64 | +0.6% |
| 1960 | 57.22 | +1.0% |
| 1961 | 57.31 | +0.2% |
| 1962 | 57.81 | +0.9% |
| 1963 | 58.35 | +0.9% |
| 1964 | 58.81 | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 59.47 | +1.1% |
| 1966 | 60.37 | +1.5% |
| 1967 | 61.05 | +1.1% |
| 1968 | 61.68 | +1.0% |
| 1969 | 62.34 | +1.1% |
| 1970 | 62.63 | +0.5% |
| 1971 | 63.07 | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 63.72 | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 64.42 | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 65.09 | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 66.04 | +1.5% |
| 1976 | 66.82 | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 67.53 | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 68.04 | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 68.86 | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 69.47 | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 69.82 | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 70.29 | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 70.83 | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 71.22 | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 71.62 | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 72.06 | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 72.47 | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 72.79 | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 73.19 | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 73.68 | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 74.08 | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 74.37 | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 74.68 | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 74.97 | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 75.3 | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 75.55 | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 75.83 | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 76.32 | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 76.74 | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 77.13 | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 77.58 | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 77.84 | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 77.88 | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 78.28 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 78.46 | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 78.53 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 78.65 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 78.75 | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 78.89 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 79.1 | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 79.24 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 79.22 | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 79.55 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 79.71 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 80.01 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 80.29 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 80.61 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 80.56 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 80.32 | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 79.35 | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 78.88 | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 79.18 | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 81.17 | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 81.36 | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 81.54 | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 54.88 | 53.15 | 56.64 | 10 |
| 1960s | 59.44 | 57.22 | 62.34 | 10 |
| 1970s | 65.62 | 62.63 | 68.86 | 10 |
| 1980s | 71.38 | 69.47 | 73.19 | 10 |
| 1990s | 75.15 | 73.68 | 76.74 | 10 |
| 2000s | 78.2 | 77.13 | 78.89 | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.86 | 79.1 | 80.61 | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.24 | 78.88 | 81.54 | 6 |
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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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,755 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 115 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 3.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.1459 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 0.4769 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.503 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth in Chile?
- Life expectancy at birth in Chile was 81.54 in 2025, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 81.54 in 2025.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.15 in 1950.
- How does Chile rank for life expectancy at birth?
- Chile ranks 1st out of 36 countries with data for 2025.
- Is life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Life expectancy at birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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