Survival ages across the population in Chile
Chile: Survival ages across the population was 25.08 years in 2020. ▲ Rising
Survival ages across the population in Chile, 1992–2020
Source: Alvarez & Vaupel (2023); Human Mortality Database (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2020, survival ages across the population in Chile stood at 25.08 years. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
The figure is up 4.7% on the previous year and up 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival ages across the population in Chile peaked at 25.08 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 10.85 years, in 1992.
Chile ranks 37th of 41 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.82 years | 10.85 years | 19.04 years | 8 |
| 2000s | 20.47 years | 18.9 years | 21.39 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.49 years | 22.05 years | 24.49 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.08 years | 25.08 years | 25.08 years | 1 |
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More population data for Chile
- Population growth rate, by level of development -1.1% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 411,277 people (2100)
- Population density 18.06 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -1.1% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.14 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 2,443 people (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.14 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.14 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate 0.2% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.17 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is survival ages across the population in Chile?
- Survival ages across the population in Chile was 25.08 years in 2020, according to Alvarez & Vaupel (2023); Human Mortality Database (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest survival ages across the population recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 25.08 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest survival ages across the population recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.85 years in 1992.
- How does Chile rank for survival ages across the population?
- Chile ranks 37th out of 41 countries with data for 2020.
- Is survival ages across the population rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from Alvarez & Vaupel (2023); Human Mortality Database (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Survival ages across the population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The age until which the 1st percentile (99% of the population) of the population would survive until, if they experienced the same age-specific death rates throughout their whole lives as the age-specific death rates seen in that particular year.