Remaining life expectancy at different ages in Chile
Chile: Remaining life expectancy at different ages was 81.17 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Remaining life expectancy at different ages in Chile, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, remaining life expectancy at different ages in Chile stood at 81.17 years. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, remaining life expectancy at different ages in Chile peaked at 81.17 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 53.15 years, in 1950.
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 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is remaining life expectancy at different ages in Chile?
- Remaining life expectancy at different ages in Chile was 81.17 years in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest remaining life expectancy at different ages recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 81.17 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest remaining life expectancy at different ages recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.15 years in 1950.
- How does Chile rank for remaining life expectancy at different ages?
- Chile ranks 48th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is remaining life expectancy at 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 Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Remaining life expectancy at different ages. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The period life expectancy at birth among totals, in a given year.