Survival ages across the population in Chile

Chile: Survival ages across the population was 25.08 years in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
25.08 years
Change on year
up 4.7%
World rank
37th
of 41 countries
All-time high
25.08 years
in 2020
All-time low
10.85 years
in 1992
Years of data
29
1992–2020

Survival ages across the population in Chile, 1992–2020

01020301992200620201992: 10.8 years1993: 13.7 years1994: 15.3 years1995: 15.4 years1996: 16.7 years1997: 17.7 years1998: 17.8 years1999: 19 years2000: 19.6 years2001: 18.9 years2002: 19.8 years2003: 20.5 years2004: 20.1 years2005: 20.9 years2006: 21.3 years2007: 21.3 years2008: 21 years2009: 21.4 years2010: 22.1 years2011: 22.5 years2012: 23.2 years2013: 23.3 years2014: 23.3 years2015: 23.7 years2016: 23.9 years2017: 24.4 years2018: 24.5 years2019: 24 years2020: 25.1 years

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Chile

  1. 34 Slovakia 27.58 years compare
  2. 35 Canada 26.97 years compare
  3. 36 Latvia 26.91 years compare
  4. 38 Bulgaria 23.44 years compare
  5. 39 United States 22.5 years compare
  6. 40 Ukraine 20.5 years compare

See the full ranking of 41 places →

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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

Indicator
Survival ages across the population
Unit
years
Source
Alvarez & Vaupel (2023); Human Mortality Database (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
41 places, 3,817 data points, 1751–2024
Last refreshed

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.