Number of youth deaths in Chile
Chile: Number of youth deaths was 1,526 deaths in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of youth deaths in Chile, 1990–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
In 2024, number of youth deaths in Chile stood at 1,526 deaths. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.6% on the previous year and down 33.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of youth deaths in Chile peaked at 6,406 deaths in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1,526 deaths, in 2024.
That places Chile 106th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of youth deaths in Chile, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 6,406 deaths | — |
| 1991 | 5,993 deaths | -6.4% |
| 1992 | 5,532 deaths | -7.7% |
| 1993 | 5,085 deaths | -8.1% |
| 1994 | 4,707 deaths | -7.4% |
| 1995 | 4,421 deaths | -6.1% |
| 1996 | 4,215 deaths | -4.7% |
| 1997 | 4,026 deaths | -4.5% |
| 1998 | 3,842 deaths | -4.6% |
| 1999 | 3,627 deaths | -5.6% |
| 2000 | 3,408 deaths | -6.0% |
| 2001 | 3,209 deaths | -5.8% |
| 2002 | 3,004 deaths | -6.4% |
| 2003 | 2,834 deaths | -5.7% |
| 2004 | 2,720 deaths | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 2,645 deaths | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 2,584 deaths | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 2,553 deaths | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 2,556 deaths | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 2,557 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2,538 deaths | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 2,493 deaths | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 2,428 deaths | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 2,363 deaths | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 2,303 deaths | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 2,239 deaths | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 2,162 deaths | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 2,049 deaths | -5.2% |
| 2018 | 1,951 deaths | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 1,848 deaths | -5.3% |
| 2020 | 1,719 deaths | -7.0% |
| 2021 | 1,606 deaths | -6.6% |
| 2022 | 1,601 deaths | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 1,599 deaths | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 1,526 deaths | -4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4,785 deaths | 3,627 deaths | 6,406 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,807 deaths | 2,553 deaths | 3,408 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,237 deaths | 1,848 deaths | 2,538 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,610 deaths | 1,526 deaths | 1,719 deaths | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of youth deaths in Chile?
- Number of youth deaths in Chile was 1,526 deaths in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of youth deaths recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 6,406 deaths in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of youth deaths recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,526 deaths in 2024.
- How does Chile rank for number of youth deaths?
- Chile ranks 106th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of youth deaths rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of youth deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths of children aged under fifteen years.