Children died before five per woman in Chile

Chile: Children died before five per woman was 0.0117 in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
0.0117
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
145th
of 200 countries
All-time high
3.33
in 1911
All-time low
0.0103
in 2021
Years of data
124
1901–2024

Children died before five per woman in Chile, 1901–2024

0123190119622024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Chile recorded 0.0117 for children died before five per woman in 2024.

The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 18.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, children died before five per woman in Chile peaked at 3.33 in 1911 and was at its lowest, 0.0103, in 2021.

That places Chile 145th out of 200 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.

Children died before five per woman in Chile, year by year

Annual values for Children died before five per woman in Chile, 1901 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1901 3.16 —
1902 2.78 -12.0%
1903 2.7 -2.8%
1904 2.9 +7.5%
1905 2.51 -13.5%
1906 3.28 +30.4%
1907 2.96 -9.6%
1908 3.17 +6.9%
1909 3.14 -0.8%
1910 2.67 -15.1%
1911 3.33 +24.9%
1912 2.87 -13.8%
1913 2.82 -1.6%
1914 2.48 -12.0%
1915 2.44 -1.7%
1916 2.29 -6.4%
1917 2.52 +10.0%
1918 2.38 -5.4%
1919 2.85 +19.6%
1920 2.44 -14.4%
1921 2.57 +5.5%
1922 2.21 -13.9%
1923 2.61 +17.6%
1924 2.44 -6.3%
1925 2.36 -3.2%
1926 2.3 -2.9%
1927 2.06 -10.2%
1928 1.92 -6.7%
1929 2.02 +4.9%
1930 2.09 +3.7%
1931 2.06 -1.4%
1932 2.07 +0.5%
1933 2.23 +7.7%
1934 2.23 -0.4%
1935 2.09 -6.0%
1936 2.06 -1.6%
1937 1.93 -6.2%
1938 1.89 -2.1%
1939 1.81 -4.4%
1940 1.74 -3.5%
1941 1.61 -7.6%
1942 1.57 -2.3%
1943 1.56 -0.7%
1944 1.46 -6.7%
1945 1.48 +1.5%
1946 1.29 -13.0%
1947 1.29 +0.6%
1948 1.16 -10.2%
1949 1.22 +5.2%
1950 1.15 -5.7%
1951 1.1 -4.4%
1952 1.05 -4.3%
1953 1.02 -3.6%
1954 0.715 -29.7%
1955 0.712 -0.4%
1956 0.7199 +1.1%
1957 0.7282 +1.2%
1958 0.7341 +0.8%
1959 0.7311 -0.4%
1960 0.7177 -1.8%
1961 0.6938 -3.3%
1962 0.6597 -4.9%
1963 0.6163 -6.6%
1964 0.5646 -8.4%
1965 0.5061 -10.3%
1966 0.4435 -12.4%
1967 0.3871 -12.7%
1968 0.3462 -10.6%
1969 0.3213 -7.2%
1970 0.3047 -5.2%
1971 0.2895 -5.0%
1972 0.2733 -5.6%
1973 0.2551 -6.7%
1974 0.2336 -8.4%
1975 0.2068 -11.5%
1976 0.1749 -15.4%
1977 0.1443 -17.5%
1978 0.1204 -16.5%
1979 0.1037 -13.8%
1980 0.0911 -12.2%
1981 0.0803 -11.9%
1982 0.0713 -11.2%
1983 0.0646 -9.4%
1984 0.0603 -6.7%
1985 0.0579 -4.0%
1986 0.0571 -1.4%
1987 0.0568 -0.5%
1988 0.0556 -2.1%
1989 0.0528 -5.0%
1990 0.0491 -7.1%
1991 0.0451 -8.2%
1992 0.0403 -10.6%
1993 0.0365 -9.5%
1994 0.033 -9.4%
1995 0.0301 -8.9%
1996 0.0282 -6.2%
1997 0.0267 -5.5%
1998 0.0252 -5.6%
1999 0.0234 -7.0%
2000 0.0217 -7.4%
2001 0.0203 -6.5%
2002 0.019 -6.2%
2003 0.0177 -6.8%
2004 0.0169 -4.7%
2005 0.0164 -2.5%
2006 0.0162 -1.2%
2007 0.0163 +0.2%
2008 0.0164 +0.5%
2009 0.0163 -0.2%
2010 0.0161 -1.4%
2011 0.0157 -2.5%
2012 0.0152 -3.3%
2013 0.0147 -2.9%
2014 0.0143 -2.9%
2015 0.0137 -4.2%
2016 0.013 -5.4%
2017 0.0121 -6.8%
2018 0.0115 -5.4%
2019 0.0108 -5.5%
2020 0.0104 -3.9%
2021 0.0103 -0.5%
2022 0.0119 +14.6%
2023 0.0119 +0.0%
2024 0.0117 -1.5%

Chile compared with similar countries

  • Chile's 0.0117 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0082, 1.4× the median. (65 countries reporting)
  • Chile's 0.0117 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0265, 44% of the median. (35 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Children died before five per woman in Chile changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1906 +30.4% 2.51 3.28

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1900s 2.96 2.51 3.28 9
1910s 2.67 2.29 3.33 10
1920s 2.29 1.92 2.61 10
1930s 2.05 1.81 2.23 10
1940s 1.44 1.16 1.74 10
1950s 0.8666 0.712 1.15 10
1960s 0.5256 0.3213 0.7177 10
1970s 0.2106 0.1037 0.3047 10
1980s 0.0648 0.0528 0.0911 10
1990s 0.0337 0.0234 0.0491 10
2000s 0.0177 0.0162 0.0217 10
2010s 0.0137 0.0108 0.0161 10
2020s 0.0112 0.0103 0.0119 5

Countries ranked near Chile

  1. 142 Thailand 0.0127 compare
  2. 143 United States 0.0123 compare
  3. 144 Romania 0.0117 compare
  4. 146 Sri Lanka 0.0114 compare
  5. 147 Montserrat 0.011 compare
  6. 148 Qatar 0.0104 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is children died before five per woman in Chile?
Children died before five per woman in Chile was 0.0117 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest children died before five per woman recorded in Chile?
The highest recorded value was 3.33 in 1911.
What is the lowest children died before five per woman recorded in Chile?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0103 in 2021.
How does Chile rank for children died before five per woman?
Chile ranks 145th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
Is children died before five per woman rising or falling in Chile?
Over the last ten years it is down 18.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Chile data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Children died before five per woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Children died before five per woman
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
200 places, 16,060 data points, 1800–2024
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