Life expectancy at birth — all countries

Life expectancy at birth — Chile

Life expectancy at birth in Chile in 2024 — 81.4 years. Ranked 43 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 42.2%.

2024 81.4 years +0.24% vs 2023
World rank 43of 217
Period maximum 81.4 years2024
Period minimum 57.2 years1960

Trend over time

1960–2024 · years

Life expectancy at birth — Chile, 1960–2024506070809019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 57.2 years1962: 57.8 years1964: 58.8 years1966: 60.4 years1968: 61.7 years1970: 62.6 years1972: 63.7 years1974: 65.1 years1976: 66.8 years1978: 68 years1980: 69.5 years1982: 70.3 years1984: 71.2 years1986: 72.1 years1988: 72.8 years1990: 73.7 years1992: 74.4 years1994: 75 years1996: 75.6 years1998: 76.3 years2000: 77.1 years2002: 77.8 years2004: 78.3 years2006: 78.5 years2008: 78.8 years2010: 79.1 years2012: 79.2 years2014: 79.7 years2016: 80.3 years2018: 80.6 years2020: 79.3 years2022: 79.2 years2024: 81.4 years
Change over the period: +24.1 (+42.2%) Average annual rate: 0.55 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Chile

Chile 81.4 years
World 73.5 years
South America computed 76.4 years
High-income countries computed 80.4 years
Life expectancy at birth — Chile, by year Chile All countries CSV XLSX
Year years Change Change, %
2024 81.4 +0.2 +0.24%
2023 81.2 +2 +2.51%
2022 79.2 +0.3 +0.38%
2021 78.9 −0.5 −0.6%
2020 79.3 −1 −1.21%
2019 80.3 −0.2 −0.29%
2018 80.6 −0.1 −0.06%
2017 80.6 +0.3 +0.39%
2016 80.3 +0.3 +0.36%
2015 80 +0.3 +0.37%
2014 79.7 +0.2 +0.2%
2013 79.6 +0.3 +0.42%
2012 79.2 −0 −0.02%
2011 79.2 +0.1 +0.18%
2010 79.1 +0.2 +0.26%
2009 78.9 +0.1 +0.18%
2008 78.8 +0.1 +0.13%
2007 78.7 +0.1 +0.15%
2006 78.5 +0.1 +0.09%
2005 78.5 +0.2 +0.23%
2004 78.3 +0.4 +0.5%
2003 77.9 +0 +0.06%
2002 77.8 +0.3 +0.34%
2001 77.6 +0.5 +0.59%
2000 77.1 +0.4 +0.51%
1999 76.7 +0.4 +0.54%
1998 76.3 +0.5 +0.66%
1997 75.8 +0.3 +0.36%
1996 75.6 +0.3 +0.34%
1995 75.3 +0.3 +0.43%
1994 75 +0.3 +0.39%
1993 74.7 +0.3 +0.42%
1992 74.4 +0.3 +0.38%
1991 74.1 +0.4 +0.55%
1990 73.7 +0.5 +0.67%
1989 73.2 +0.4 +0.55%
1988 72.8 +0.3 +0.44%
1987 72.5 +0.4 +0.56%
1986 72.1 +0.4 +0.62%
1985 71.6 +0.4 +0.56%
1984 71.2 +0.4 +0.54%
1983 70.8 +0.5 +0.77%
1982 70.3 +0.5 +0.67%
1981 69.8 +0.3 +0.5%
1980 69.5 +0.6 +0.9%
1979 68.9 +0.8 +1.2%
1978 68 +0.5 +0.76%
1977 67.5 +0.7 +1.06%
1976 66.8 +0.8 +1.18%
1975 66 +1 +1.46%
1974 65.1 +0.7 +1.03%
1973 64.4 +0.7 +1.1%
1972 63.7 +0.6 +1.02%
1971 63.1 +0.4 +0.7%
1970 62.6 +0.3 +0.47%
1969 62.3 +0.7 +1.07%
1968 61.7 +0.6 +1.03%
1967 61.1 +0.7 +1.13%
1966 60.4 +0.9 +1.51%
1965 59.5 +0.7 +1.12%
1964 58.8 +0.5 +0.79%
1963 58.3 +0.5 +0.93%
1962 57.8 +0.5 +0.88%
1961 57.3 +0.1 +0.16%
1960 57.2

About the indicator

Life expectancy at birth is the average number of years a newborn would live if age-specific mortality rates stayed the same as in the year of calculation. It is not a forecast for any individual but a summary measure of the current mortality regime: the indicator falls sharply in years of epidemics and wars and recovers just as fast.

Important: The indicator is highly sensitive to infant mortality: a decline there adds more years than an improvement in the health of the elderly.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.