What is number of under-five deaths in Chile?

Number of under-five deaths in Chile was 1,189 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).

What is the highest number of under-five deaths recorded in Chile?

The highest recorded value was 42,860 in 1960.

What is the lowest number of under-five deaths recorded in Chile?

The lowest recorded value was 1,189 in 2024.

How does Chile rank for number of under-five deaths?

Chile ranks 106th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.

Is number of under-five deaths rising or falling in Chile?

Over the last ten years it is down 38.8%. 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 Number of under-five deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Number of under-five deaths in Chile

Name: Number of under-five deaths in Chile
Creator: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Chile: Number of under-five deaths was 1,189 in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

1,189

Change on year

down 5.9%

World rank

106th

of 195 countries

All-time high

42,860

in 1960

All-time low

1,189

in 2024

Years of data

1960–2024

Number of under-five deaths in Chile, 1960–2024

Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).

Analysis

Chile recorded 1,189 for number of under-five deaths in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.

That represents a change of down 5.9% on the previous year and down 38.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths in Chile peaked at 42,860 in 1960 and was at its lowest, 1,189, in 2024.

Chile ranks 106th of 195 countries on this measure, 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	33,837	23,318	42,860	10
1970s	17,329	9,817	22,719	10
1980s	6,753	5,945	8,827	10
1990s	4,067	2,989	5,599	10
2000s	2,284	2,084	2,791	10
2010s	1,876	1,521	2,123	10
2020s	1,278	1,189	1,390	5

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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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of under-five deaths in Chile?: Number of under-five deaths in Chile was 1,189 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
What is the highest number of under-five deaths recorded in Chile?: The highest recorded value was 42,860 in 1960.
What is the lowest number of under-five deaths recorded in Chile?: The lowest recorded value was 1,189 in 2024.
How does Chile rank for number of under-five deaths?: Chile ranks 106th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
Is number of under-five deaths rising or falling in Chile?: Over the last ten years it is down 38.8%. 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 Number of under-five deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Number of under-five deaths
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 243 places, 13,069 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Number of children dying before reaching age five.