Total disease burden in Chile
Chile: Total disease burden was 5.45 million DALYs in 2021. ▲ Rising
Total disease burden in Chile, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in DALYs.
Analysis
Chile recorded 5.45 million DALYs for total disease burden in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.7% on the previous year and up 28.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total disease burden in Chile peaked at 5.45 million DALYs in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3.74 million DALYs, in 2000.
Chile ranks 76th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.97 million DALYs | 3.74 million DALYs | 4.19 million DALYs | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.46 million DALYs | 4.26 million DALYs | 4.74 million DALYs | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.30 million DALYs | 5.15 million DALYs | 5.45 million DALYs | 2 |
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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 total disease burden in Chile?
- Total disease burden in Chile was 5.45 million DALYs in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total disease burden recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 5.45 million DALYs in 2021.
- What is the lowest total disease burden recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.74 million DALYs in 2000.
- How does Chile rank for total disease burden?
- Chile ranks 76th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is total disease burden rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Total disease burden. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Estimated number of DALYs from all causes in both sexes.