Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference in Chile
Chile: Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference was 4.8 Years in 2025. ▼ Falling
Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference in Chile, 1960–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy — life expectancy difference in Chile is 4.8 Years, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is down 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy — life expectancy difference in Chile peaked at 7.5 Years in 1982 and was at its lowest, 4.8 Years, in 2024.
That places Chile 23rd out of 41 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.89 Years | 5.5 Years | 6.2 Years | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.47 Years | 6.2 Years | 6.7 Years | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.94 Years | 6.5 Years | 7.5 Years | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.34 Years | 6 Years | 6.7 Years | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.14 Years | 5.9 Years | 6.4 Years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.44 Years | 5.2 Years | 5.8 Years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.23 Years | 4.8 Years | 5.7 Years | 6 |
Countries ranked near Chile
- 22 United States 4.9 Years compare
- 24 Germany 4.6 Years compare
- 25 Austria 4.5 Years compare
- 25 Luxembourg 4.5 Years compare
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, male, annual growth rate 0.486 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.497 units per person (2025)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 143,958 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy — life expectancy difference in Chile?
- Life expectancy — life expectancy difference in Chile was 4.8 Years in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest life expectancy — life expectancy difference recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 7.5 Years in 1982.
- What is the lowest life expectancy — life expectancy difference recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.8 Years in 2024.
- How does Chile rank for life expectancy — life expectancy difference?
- Chile ranks 23rd out of 41 countries with data for 2025.
- Is life expectancy — life expectancy difference rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference (female-male). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset presents data on life expectancy at birth, and at ages 40, 60, 65 and 80 years old. Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.