Bolivia vs Chile

Bolivia vs Chile: Child mortality

Child mortality in 2024: 1.6 per 100 live births in Bolivia and 0.7 per 100 live births in Chile, by Gapminder and UN IGME estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Bolivia, by 0.9 per 100 live births, or 2.31 times that in Chile.

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deaths before age 5 per 100 live births · Gapminder and UN IGME

Bolivia vs Chile: Child mortalityChild mortality in 2024: 1.6 per 100 live births in Bolivia and 0.7 per 100 live births in Chile, by Gapminder and UN IGME estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Bolivia, by 0.9 per 100 live births, or 2.31 times that in Chile.
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What the numbers say

  • Bolivia has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1960.
  • The world as a whole: 3.7 per 100 live births in 2024.

Every year

deaths before age 5 per 100 live births · Gapminder and UN IGME

YearBoliviaChileWorld
20241.60.73.7
20231.60.73.8
20221.70.74
20211.80.74
20201.90.73.9
20192.10.74
20182.20.74
20172.30.84.1
20162.50.84.2
20152.70.84.3
20142.80.84.4
201330.84.5
20123.20.84.7
20113.40.95
20103.70.95.1
20093.90.95.3
20084.20.95.5
20074.50.95.7
20064.80.96
20055.10.96.2
20045.50.96.6
20035.80.96.8
20026.217.1
20016.617.4
20007.11.17.7
19997.51.17.9
199881.28.3
19978.51.28.4
19968.91.38.6
19959.41.38.8
19949.91.48.9
199310.41.59.1
199210.81.69.2
199111.31.89.3
199011.81.99.4
198912.329.5
198812.82.210
198713.32.29.9
198613.82.210.3
198514.32.210.6
198414.72.310.9
198315.22.511.1
198215.62.711.2
198116.1311.6
198016.53.311.9
1979173.711.9
197817.64.212.3
197718.14.812.6
197618.75.712.8
197519.46.513.1
1974207.113.3
197320.77.513.5
197221.37.713.7
197121.97.913.9
197022.58.114.2
196923.28.214.6
196823.88.615
196724.49.315.3
19662510.415.1
196525.611.615.1
196426.212.715.7
196326.813.616.2
196227.414.317
19612814.918.8
196028.515.320.2
1959–15.519.9
1958–15.419.7
1957–15.320.5
1956–1521.3
1955–14.922.3
1954–1522.8
1953–21.223.3
1952–22.123.9
1951–22.924.3
1950–23.824.7
1949–25.224.9
1948–23.724.9
1947–26.225.5
1946–2625.8
1945–29.926.7
1944–29.427.4
1943–31.627.7
1942–31.727.9
1941–32.527.8
1940–35.327.9
1939–36.628
1938–38.428.7
1937–39.228.8
1936–40.929.1
1935–40.829.5
1934–42.630.7
1933–41.930.5
1932–38.230.7
1931–37.731.4
1930–3831.6
1929–36.432
1928–34.531.9
1927–36.731.9
1926–40.832.7
1925–41.932.4
1924–43.233.1
1923–4633.1
1922–3933.2
1921–45.234.2
1920–42.734.4
1919–49.735.7
1918–41.437.6
1917–43.735.3
1916–39.235.1
1915–41.335.3
1914–41.435.4
1913–46.535.1
1912–46.635.5
1911–54.136
1910–43.436.4
1909–51.236.6
1908–51.637.2
1907–48.437.4
1906–53.138.1
1905–40.538.8
1904–46.538.9
1903–42.939.5
1902–43.940.1
1901–55.240.8
1900––40.9
1899––40.8
1898––41.2
1897––41
1896––41.1
1895––41.3
1894––41.2
1893––41.2
1892––41.7
1891––41.3
1890––41.5
1889––41.2
1888––41
1887––41.1
1886––41.1
1885––41.2
1884––41.1
1883––41.4
1882––41.5
1881––41.1
1880––41.6
1879––41.1
1878––41.6
1877––41.2
1876––41.4
1875––41.5
1874––41.7
1873––41.8
1872––42.1
1871––42.2
1870––41.9
1869––42.1
1868––42.4
1867––42
1866––42.1
1865––42.3
1864––42.2
1863––42.5
1862––42.6
1861––42.9
1860––42.9
1859––43.7
1858––43.8
1857––44.2
1856––44.2
1855––44
1854––43.7
1853––43.2
1852––42.9
1851––42.4
1850––42
1849––42.3
1848––42.3
1847––42.2
1846––42.4
1845––42
1844––42.1
1843––42.1
1842––42.2
1841––42.1
1840––42.1
1839––42.1
1838––42.2
1837––42.2
1836––42.2
1835––42.2
1834––42.3
1833––42.2
1832––42.2
1831––42.2
1830––42.2
1829––42.1
1828––42.1
1827––42.1
1826––42.1
1825––42.1
1824––42.1
1823––42.1
1822––42.1
1821––42.1
1820––42.1
1819––42.2
1818––42.2
1817––42.2
1816––42.2
1815––42.2
1814––42.3
1813––42.3
1812––42.4
1811––42.4
1810––42.5
1809––42.5
1808––42.5
1807––42.5
1806––42.6
1805––42.6
1804––42.6
1803––42.6
1802––42.7
1801––42.7
1800––42.8

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Good to know

  • The share of children who die before their fifth birthday.
  • Source: Gapminder (2015) and UN IGME (2025), via Our World in Data.
  • Ranks count the 200 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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