Life expectancy at birth in Chile

Life expectancy at birth in Chile was 81.4 years in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1960.

Measure: Life expectancy at birth (UN estimates) Unit: Years Data: 1960 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Chile, 2024 81.4 Years
Change from 2023 +0.2% 2023: 81.2 years
World, 2024 73.5 years Official aggregate
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2024 82.1 years Middle value of 38 countries
Position in 2024 43rd of 217 See the full ranking

Life expectancy at birth in Chile over time

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Years. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Life expectancy at birth (UN estimates) (years), 2000 to 2024
Period ChileWorld
2024 81.4 years 73.5 years
2023 81.2 years 73.3 years
2022 79.2 years 73.0 years
2021 78.9 years 71.2 years
2020 79.3 years 72.2 years
2019 80.3 years 72.9 years
2018 80.6 years 72.6 years
2017 80.6 years 72.4 years
2016 80.3 years 72.2 years
2015 80.0 years 72.0 years
2014 79.7 years 71.8 years
2013 79.6 years 71.5 years
2012 79.2 years 71.3 years
2011 79.2 years 71.0 years
2010 79.1 years 70.7 years
2009 78.9 years 70.4 years
2008 78.8 years 70.0 years
2007 78.7 years 69.8 years
2006 78.5 years 69.5 years
2005 78.5 years 69.1 years
2004 78.3 years 68.8 years
2003 77.9 years 68.5 years
2002 77.8 years 68.2 years
2001 77.6 years 67.9 years
2000 77.1 years 67.7 years

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.2% from 81.2 years in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 79.7 years, the figure has changed by +2.1%.
  • Among the 217 countries with data for 2024, Chile has the 43rd highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2024 was 73.5 years.

Source and dates

Original producer
United Nations Population Division, World Population Prospects
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SP.DYN.LE00.IN · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1960 to 2024 for Chile
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: United Nations Population Division, World Population Prospects