Life expectancy vs. health spending in Chile
Chile: Life expectancy vs. health spending was 81.17 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy vs. health spending in Chile, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Chile recorded 81.17 years for life expectancy vs. health spending in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy vs. health spending in Chile peaked at 81.17 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 53.15 years, in 1950.
Chile ranks 48th of 236 countries on this measure, 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 | 73.67 years | 76.74 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 78.2 years | 77.13 years | 78.89 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.86 years | 79.09 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
- Population ages 65 and above, male 13.4% (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 122,362 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 127,059 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 122,223 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above 14.6% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total 2.90 million (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 126,365 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 126,696 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 121,711 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 127,065 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy vs. health spending in Chile?
- Life expectancy vs. health spending in Chile was 81.17 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy vs. health spending recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 81.17 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy vs. health spending recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.15 years in 1950.
- How does Chile rank for life expectancy vs. health spending?
- Chile ranks 48th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy vs. health spending 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 UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy vs. health spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Period life expectancy at birth.