Life expectancy in Chile
Chile: Life expectancy was 81.17 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy in Chile, 1900–2023
Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy in Chile is 81.17 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 89 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 in Chile peaked at 81.17 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 29 years, in 1900.
Chile ranks 48th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 89 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 30.5 years | 29 years | 32 years | 3 |
| 1910s | 31.37 years | 30 years | 32.2 years | 3 |
| 1920s | 33.2 years | 31 years | 37 years | 3 |
| 1930s | 37.6 years | 35 years | 39.1 years | 3 |
| 1940s | 43.3 years | 38 years | 47.9 years | 3 |
| 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
- 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 in Chile?
- Life expectancy in Chile was 81.17 years in 2023, according to Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 81.17 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 29 years in 1900.
- How does Chile rank for life expectancy?
- Chile ranks 48th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy 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 Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Period life expectancy is the number of years the average person born in a certain year would live if they experienced the same chances of dying at each age as people did that year.