Mortality rate, infant in Chile
Chile: Mortality rate, infant was 5.8 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Mortality rate, infant in Chile, 1960–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000 live births.
Analysis
In 2024, mortality rate, infant in Chile stood at 5.8 per 1,000 live births. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 15.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, infant in Chile peaked at 123.7 per 1,000 live births in 1960 and was at its lowest, 5.8 per 1,000 live births, in 2020.
That places Chile 141st out of 195 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 98.33 per 1,000 live births | 69.7 per 1,000 live births | 123.7 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1970s | 53.92 per 1,000 live births | 31.5 per 1,000 live births | 68.5 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 20.79 per 1,000 live births | 17.1 per 1,000 live births | 28.3 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.96 per 1,000 live births | 9.6 per 1,000 live births | 15.9 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.01 per 1,000 live births | 7.5 per 1,000 live births | 9.2 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.85 per 1,000 live births | 6 per 1,000 live births | 7.5 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.84 per 1,000 live births | 5.8 per 1,000 live births | 5.9 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, infant in Chile?
- Mortality rate, infant in Chile was 5.8 per 1,000 live births in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest mortality rate, infant recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 123.7 per 1,000 live births in 1960.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, infant recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.8 per 1,000 live births in 2020.
- How does Chile rank for mortality rate, infant?
- Chile ranks 141st out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, infant rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Infant mortality rate is the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.