Life Expectancy at Birth in Chile
Chile: Life Expectancy at Birth was 81.36 in 2024. β² Rising
Life Expectancy at Birth in Chile, 1960β2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2024, life expectancy at birth in Chile stood at 81.36. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth in Chile peaked at 81.36 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 57.22, in 1960.
That places Chile 43rd out of 216 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 59.44 | 57.22 | 62.34 | 10 |
| 1970s | 65.62 | 62.63 | 68.86 | 10 |
| 1980s | 71.38 | 69.47 | 73.19 | 10 |
| 1990s | 75.15 | 73.67 | 76.74 | 10 |
| 2000s | 78.2 | 77.13 | 78.89 | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.86 | 79.09 | 80.61 | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.99 | 78.88 | 81.36 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Chile
- 40 Cyprus 81.82 compare
- 41 Bahrain, Kingdom of 81.42 compare
- 42 United Kingdom 81.39 compare
- 44 Maldives 81.28 compare
- 45 Isle of Man 81.09 compare
- 46 Costa Rica 81 compare
More gender data for Chile
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 84,176 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 87,774 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 86,136 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 89,748 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 90,628 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 94,357 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 90,985 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 94,703 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 92,685 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 96,396 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth in Chile?
- Life expectancy at birth in Chile was 81.36 in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 81.36 in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.22 in 1960.
- How does Chile rank for life expectancy at birth?
- Chile ranks 43rd out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Life Expectancy at Birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender-disaggregated data on health outcomes.