Share of births that are twins in Chile
Chile: Share of births that are twins was 1.1% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Share of births that are twins in Chile, 1960–2019
Source: Human Multiple Births Database (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Chile recorded 1.1% for share of births that are twins in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.6% on the previous year and up 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of births that are twins in Chile peaked at 1.4% in 1983 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 1978.
That places Chile 22nd out of 23 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 58 years of available data.
Share of births that are twins in Chile, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.9% | — |
| 1961 | 0.9% | +2.8% |
| 1962 | 1.1% | +19.8% |
| 1963 | 0.9% | -20.2% |
| 1964 | 0.8% | -7.5% |
| 1965 | 0.9% | +8.9% |
| 1966 | 0.8% | -5.2% |
| 1967 | 0.8% | +2.2% |
| 1968 | 0.8% | -2.4% |
| 1971 | 0.7% | -9.2% |
| 1972 | 0.7% | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 0.8% | +8.3% |
| 1974 | 0.8% | -1.4% |
| 1975 | 0.8% | -1.7% |
| 1976 | 0.8% | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 0.7% | -7.8% |
| 1978 | 0.7% | -8.2% |
| 1979 | 0.7% | +5.2% |
| 1980 | 0.7% | -1.7% |
| 1981 | 0.8% | +12.2% |
| 1982 | 1.2% | +57.3% |
| 1983 | 1.4% | +16.5% |
| 1984 | 0.7% | -47.4% |
| 1985 | 0.8% | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 0.8% | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 0.8% | +5.9% |
| 1988 | 0.8% | -2.9% |
| 1989 | 0.8% | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 0.8% | -3.7% |
| 1991 | 0.8% | +7.6% |
| 1992 | 0.8% | -2.7% |
| 1993 | 0.8% | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.8% | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 0.8% | +5.7% |
| 1996 | 0.8% | -4.6% |
| 1997 | 0.8% | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 0.8% | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.8% | +5.5% |
| 2000 | 0.8% | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 0.9% | +7.2% |
| 2002 | 0.9% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.9% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.9% | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 0.9% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.9% | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 0.9% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 0.9% | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 0.9% | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 1.0% | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 0.9% | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 1.0% | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 1.0% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 1.0% | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 1.1% | +5.7% |
| 2016 | 1.1% | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 1.2% | +8.8% |
| 2018 | 1.2% | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 1.1% | -8.6% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 1.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.4%, 74% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of births that are twins 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | +57.3% | 0.8% | 1.2% |
| 1984 | -47.4% | 1.4% | 0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 1.1% | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.9% | 0.7% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.2% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Chile
More reference data data for Chile
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9268 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.22 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2204 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 5.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.46 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 11.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 25.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.2 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of births that are twins in Chile?
- Share of births that are twins in Chile was 1.1% in 2019, according to Human Multiple Births Database (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of births that are twins recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 1.4% in 1983.
- What is the lowest share of births that are twins recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 1978.
- How does Chile rank for share of births that are twins?
- Chile ranks 22nd out of 23 countries with data for 2019.
- Is share of births that are twins rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from Human Multiple Births Database (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of births that are twins. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of twin deliveries per 100 deliveries.