Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference in Chile

Chile: Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference was -4.8 Years in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
-4.8 Years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
19th
of 41 countries
All-time high
-4.8 Years
in 2024
All-time low
-7.5 Years
in 1982
Years of data
66
1960–2025

Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference in Chile, 1960–2025

-8-7-6-5196019922025

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Years.

Analysis

Chile recorded -4.8 Years for life expectancy — life expectancy difference in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.

The figure is up 12.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy — life expectancy difference in Chile peaked at -4.8 Years in 2024 and was at its lowest, -7.5 Years, in 1982.

Chile ranks 19th of 41 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s -5.89 Years -6.2 Years -5.5 Years 10
1970s -6.47 Years -6.7 Years -6.2 Years 10
1980s -6.93 Years -7.5 Years -6.5 Years 10
1990s -6.34 Years -6.7 Years -6 Years 10
2000s -6.14 Years -6.4 Years -5.9 Years 10
2010s -5.44 Years -5.8 Years -5.2 Years 10
2020s -5.23 Years -5.7 Years -4.8 Years 6

Countries ranked near Chile

  1. 16 Austria -4.5 Years compare
  2. 16 Luxembourg -4.5 Years compare
  3. 18 Germany -4.6 Years compare
  4. 20 United States -4.9 Years compare
  5. 21 Colombia -5 Years compare
  6. 21 Costa Rica -5 Years compare
  7. 21 Greece -5 Years compare
  8. 21 Argentina -5 Years compare

See the full ranking of 51 places →

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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 -4.8 Years in 2024.
What is the lowest life expectancy — life expectancy difference recorded in Chile?
The lowest recorded value was -7.5 Years in 1982.
How does Chile rank for life expectancy — life expectancy difference?
Chile ranks 19th 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 up 12.7%. 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 Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference (male-female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference (male-female)
Unit
Years
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
51 places, 3,074 data points, 1960–2025
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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.