Life expectancy at birth, female in Chile
Chile: Life expectancy at birth, female was 83.23 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, female in Chile, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, life expectancy at birth, female in Chile stood at 83.23 years. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, female in Chile peaked at 83.23 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 59.78 years, in 1960.
Chile ranks 46th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 62.24 years | 59.78 years | 65.3 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 68.76 years | 65.68 years | 71.99 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 74.6 years | 72.66 years | 76.27 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 78.26 years | 76.84 years | 79.78 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 80.98 years | 80.15 years | 81.3 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.13 years | 81.51 years | 82.78 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.28 years | 81.49 years | 83.23 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Chile
- 43 Qatar 83.48 years compare
- 44 Netherlands 83.4 years compare
- 45 United Kingdom 83.33 years compare
- 47 Isle of Man 83.2 years compare
- 48 Germany 83.2 years compare
- 49 Cayman Islands 83 years compare
More health data for Chile
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 121,992 (2025)
- Age population, age 21, male, interpolated 126,779 (2025)
- Age population, age 21, female, interpolated 122,599 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male 17.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 3.29 million (2025)
- Age population, age 20, female, interpolated 119,751 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 117,895 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, male, interpolated 122,641 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total 13.68 million (2025)
- Age population, age 20, male, interpolated 124,354 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, female in Chile?
- Life expectancy at birth, female in Chile was 83.23 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 83.23 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.78 years in 1960.
- How does Chile rank for life expectancy at birth, female?
- Chile ranks 46th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, female rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Life expectancy at birth, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.