Chile vs United States: Number of child deaths per woman

Chile
0.0117 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
United States
0.0123 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Chile rank
145th
United States rank
143rd

Number of child deaths per woman over time

  • Chile
  • United States
0123190119622024

How they compare

United States currently reports 0.0123 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0117 under-five deaths per woman in Chile, a difference of 0.0006 under-five deaths per woman.

That makes United States's figure about 1.1 times Chile's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 92 shared years of data; in 1933 it was Chile ahead.

Chile ranks 145th and United States ranks 143rd of 200 countries.

Across the 10 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 9 and United States in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Chile United States Difference Ahead
1930s 2.03 under-five deaths per woman 0.149 under-five deaths per woman 1.88 under-five deaths per woman Chile
1940s 1.44 under-five deaths per woman 0.128 under-five deaths per woman 1.31 under-five deaths per woman Chile
1950s 0.8666 under-five deaths per woman 0.113 under-five deaths per woman 0.7537 under-five deaths per woman Chile
1960s 0.5256 under-five deaths per woman 0.082 under-five deaths per woman 0.4437 under-five deaths per woman Chile
1970s 0.2106 under-five deaths per woman 0.0377 under-five deaths per woman 0.1729 under-five deaths per woman Chile
1980s 0.0648 under-five deaths per woman 0.0241 under-five deaths per woman 0.0407 under-five deaths per woman Chile
1990s 0.0337 under-five deaths per woman 0.0196 under-five deaths per woman 0.0142 under-five deaths per woman Chile
2000s 0.0177 under-five deaths per woman 0.0164 under-five deaths per woman 0.0013 under-five deaths per woman Chile
2010s 0.0137 under-five deaths per woman 0.0125 under-five deaths per woman 0.0012 under-five deaths per woman Chile
2020s 0.0112 under-five deaths per woman 0.0116 under-five deaths per woman 0.0004 under-five deaths per woman United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of child deaths per woman, Chile or United States?
United States, at 0.0123 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0117 under-five deaths per woman in Chile as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of child deaths per woman between Chile and United States?
0.0006 under-five deaths per woman, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and United States?
92 years are reported by both, from 1933 to 2024.
How do Chile and United States rank globally for number of child deaths per woman?
Chile ranks 145th and United States ranks 143rd of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of child deaths per woman. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Number of child deaths per woman
Unit
under-five deaths per woman
Source
Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
200 places, 16,060 data points, 1800–2024
Last refreshed

The fertility rate (average number of children per woman) multiplied by the under-five mortality rate (probability of dying before age five).