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