Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita in Chile
Chile: Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita 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
89
1900–2023
Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita 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 vs. gdp per capita in 2023. That is the highest value across all 89 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy vs. gdp per capita 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.
Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita in Chile, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 29 years | — |
| 1902 | 32 years | +10.3% |
| 1907 | 30.5 years | -4.7% |
| 1910 | 30 years | -1.6% |
| 1912 | 31.9 years | +6.3% |
| 1917 | 32.2 years | +0.9% |
| 1920 | 31 years | -3.7% |
| 1922 | 31.6 years | +1.9% |
| 1927 | 37 years | +17.1% |
| 1930 | 35 years | -5.4% |
| 1932 | 38.7 years | +10.6% |
| 1937 | 39.1 years | +1.0% |
| 1940 | 38 years | -2.8% |
| 1942 | 44 years | +15.8% |
| 1947 | 47.9 years | +8.9% |
| 1950 | 53.15 years | +11.0% |
| 1951 | 53.54 years | +0.7% |
| 1952 | 53.93 years | +0.7% |
| 1953 | 54.31 years | +0.7% |
| 1954 | 54.71 years | +0.7% |
| 1955 | 54.93 years | +0.4% |
| 1956 | 55.48 years | +1.0% |
| 1957 | 55.77 years | +0.5% |
| 1958 | 56.29 years | +0.9% |
| 1959 | 56.64 years | +0.6% |
| 1960 | 57.22 years | +1.0% |
| 1961 | 57.31 years | +0.2% |
| 1962 | 57.81 years | +0.9% |
| 1963 | 58.35 years | +0.9% |
| 1964 | 58.81 years | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 59.47 years | +1.1% |
| 1966 | 60.37 years | +1.5% |
| 1967 | 61.05 years | +1.1% |
| 1968 | 61.68 years | +1.0% |
| 1969 | 62.34 years | +1.1% |
| 1970 | 62.63 years | +0.5% |
| 1971 | 63.07 years | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 63.72 years | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 64.42 years | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 65.09 years | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 66.04 years | +1.5% |
| 1976 | 66.82 years | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 67.53 years | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 68.04 years | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 68.86 years | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 69.47 years | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 69.82 years | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 70.29 years | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 70.83 years | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 71.22 years | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 71.62 years | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 72.06 years | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 72.47 years | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 72.79 years | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 73.19 years | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 73.68 years | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 74.08 years | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 74.37 years | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 74.68 years | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 74.97 years | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 75.3 years | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 75.55 years | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 75.83 years | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 76.32 years | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 76.74 years | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 77.13 years | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 77.58 years | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 77.84 years | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 77.88 years | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 78.28 years | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 78.46 years | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 78.53 years | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 78.65 years | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 78.75 years | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 78.89 years | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 79.1 years | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 79.24 years | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 79.22 years | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 79.55 years | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 79.71 years | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 80.01 years | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 80.29 years | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 80.61 years | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 80.56 years | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 80.32 years | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 79.35 years | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 78.88 years | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 79.18 years | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 81.17 years | +2.5% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 81.17 years is above the median for high income countries, which is 81 years, 1.0× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Chile's 81.17 years is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 75.34 years, 1.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)
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
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 life expectancy vs. gdp per capita in Chile?
- Life expectancy vs. gdp per capita 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 vs. gdp per capita recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 81.17 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy vs. gdp per capita recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 29 years in 1900.
- How does Chile rank for life expectancy vs. gdp per capita?
- Chile ranks 48th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy vs. gdp per capita 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 vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.