Rate of twin deliveries in Chile

Chile: Rate of twin deliveries was 1.06 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
1.06
Change on year
down 8.6%
World rank
22nd
of 23 countries
All-time high
1.42
in 1983
All-time low
0.668
in 1978
Years of data
58
1960–2019

Rate of twin deliveries in Chile, 1960–2019

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Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Chile recorded 1.06 for rate of twin deliveries 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, rate of twin deliveries in Chile peaked at 1.42 in 1983 and was at its lowest, 0.668, 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.

Rate of twin deliveries in Chile, year by year

Annual values for Rate of twin deliveries in Chile, 1960 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1960 0.868 —
1961 0.892 +2.8%
1962 1.07 +19.8%
1963 0.853 -20.2%
1964 0.789 -7.5%
1965 0.859 +8.9%
1966 0.814 -5.2%
1967 0.832 +2.2%
1968 0.812 -2.4%
1971 0.737 -9.2%
1972 0.733 -0.5%
1973 0.794 +8.3%
1974 0.783 -1.4%
1975 0.77 -1.7%
1976 0.79 +2.6%
1977 0.728 -7.8%
1978 0.668 -8.2%
1979 0.703 +5.2%
1980 0.691 -1.7%
1981 0.775 +12.2%
1982 1.22 +57.3%
1983 1.42 +16.5%
1984 0.747 -47.4%
1985 0.76 +1.7%
1986 0.752 -1.1%
1987 0.796 +5.9%
1988 0.773 -2.9%
1989 0.793 +2.6%
1990 0.764 -3.7%
1991 0.822 +7.6%
1992 0.8 -2.7%
1993 0.803 +0.4%
1994 0.784 -2.4%
1995 0.829 +5.7%
1996 0.791 -4.6%
1997 0.805 +1.8%
1998 0.802 -0.4%
1999 0.846 +5.5%
2000 0.835 -1.3%
2001 0.895 +7.2%
2002 0.896 +0.1%
2003 0.892 -0.4%
2004 0.877 -1.7%
2005 0.883 +0.7%
2006 0.898 +1.7%
2007 0.914 +1.8%
2008 0.941 +3.0%
2009 0.929 -1.3%
2010 0.96 +3.3%
2011 0.942 -1.9%
2012 0.979 +3.9%
2013 0.992 +1.3%
2014 1.02 +2.7%
2015 1.08 +5.7%
2016 1.1 +2.3%
2017 1.2 +8.8%
2018 1.16 -3.1%
2019 1.06 -8.6%

Chile compared with similar countries

  • Chile's 1.06 is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.43, 74% of the median. (23 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Rate of twin deliveries 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
1982 +57.3% 0.775 1.22
1984 -47.4% 1.42 0.747

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.8653 0.789 1.07 9
1970s 0.7451 0.668 0.794 9
1980s 0.8726 0.691 1.42 10
1990s 0.8046 0.764 0.846 10
2000s 0.896 0.835 0.941 10
2010s 1.05 0.942 1.2 10

Countries ranked near Chile

  1. 19 Finland 1.27 compare
  2. 20 Iceland 1.19 compare
  3. 21 Italy 1.12 compare
  4. 23 Japan 1.02 compare

See the full ranking of 23 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is rate of twin deliveries in Chile?
Rate of twin deliveries in Chile was 1.06 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest rate of twin deliveries recorded in Chile?
The highest recorded value was 1.42 in 1983.
What is the lowest rate of twin deliveries recorded in Chile?
The lowest recorded value was 0.668 in 1978.
How does Chile rank for rate of twin deliveries?
Chile ranks 22nd out of 23 countries with data for 2019.
Is rate of twin deliveries 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Rate of twin deliveries. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Rate of twin deliveries
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
23 places, 2,436 data points, 1815–2022
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