What is life expectancy for people of different ages in Chile?

Life expectancy for people of different ages in Chile was 81.17 years in 2023, according to Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest life expectancy for people of different ages recorded in Chile?

The highest recorded value was 81.17 years in 2023.

What is the lowest life expectancy for people of different ages recorded in Chile?

The lowest recorded value was 29 years in 1900.

How does Chile rank for life expectancy for people of different ages?

Chile ranks 48th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is life expectancy for people of different ages rising or falling in Chile?

Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Chile data come from?

The figures come from Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy for people of different ages. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Life expectancy for people of different ages in Chile

Name: Life expectancy for people of different ages in Chile
Creator: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Chile: Life expectancy for people of different ages was 81.17 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

81.17 years

Change on year

up 2.5%

World rank

48th

of 236 countries

All-time high

81.17 years

in 2023

All-time low

29 years

in 1900

Years of data

1900–2023

Life expectancy for people of different ages in Chile, 1900–2023

Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

Chile recorded 81.17 years for life expectancy for people of different ages in 2023. That is the highest value across all 89 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy for people of different ages in Chile peaked at 81.17 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 29 years, in 1900.

That places Chile 48th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 89 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1900s	30.5 years	29 years	32 years	3
1910s	31.37 years	30 years	32.2 years	3
1920s	33.2 years	31 years	37 years	3
1930s	37.6 years	35 years	39.1 years	3
1940s	43.3 years	38 years	47.9 years	3
1950s	54.88 years	53.15 years	56.64 years	10
1960s	59.44 years	57.22 years	62.34 years	10
1970s	65.62 years	62.63 years	68.86 years	10
1980s	71.38 years	69.47 years	73.19 years	10
1990s	75.15 years	73.68 years	76.74 years	10
2000s	78.2 years	77.13 years	78.89 years	10
2010s	79.86 years	79.1 years	80.61 years	10
2020s	79.64 years	78.88 years	81.17 years	4

Countries ranked near Chile

45 Germany 81.38 years compare
46 United Kingdom 81.3 years compare
47 Bahrain 81.28 years compare
49 Maldives 81.04 years compare
50 Isle of Man 81 years compare
51 Costa Rica 80.8 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More health data for Chile

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)
Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
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)

All data for Chile →

Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy for people of different ages in Chile?: Life expectancy for people of different ages in Chile was 81.17 years in 2023, according to Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest life expectancy for people of different ages recorded in Chile?: The highest recorded value was 81.17 years in 2023.
What is the lowest life expectancy for people of different ages recorded in Chile?: The lowest recorded value was 29 years in 1900.
How does Chile rank for life expectancy for people of different ages?: Chile ranks 48th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is life expectancy for people of different ages rising or falling in Chile?: Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Chile data come from?: The figures come from Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy for people of different ages. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Life expectancy for people of different ages
Unit: years
Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 19,452 data points, 1543–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Period life expectancy is the number of years the average person born in a certain year would live if they experienced the same chances of dying at each age as people did that year.