Chile vs Dominican Republic
Chile vs Dominican Republic: Life expectancy
Life expectancy in 2023: 81.2 years in Chile and 73.7 years in Dominican Republic, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Chile, by 7.5 years, or 1.1 times that in Dominican Republic.
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What the numbers say
- Chile has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
- In 2023, Chile ranked 44 and Dominican Republic ranked 125 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Chile at 91.3 years and Dominican Republic at 83.5 years in 2100.
- The world as a whole: 73.2 years in 2023.
Every year
years · UN
| Year | Chile | Dominican Republic | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 81.2 | 73.7 | 73.2 |
| 2022 | 79.2 | 74.2 | 72.6 |
| 2021 | 78.9 | 71.8 | 70.9 |
| 2020 | 79.4 | 72.6 | 71.9 |
| 2019 | 80.3 | 73.1 | 72.6 |
| 2018 | 80.6 | 73.6 | 72.4 |
| 2017 | 80.6 | 73.4 | 72.1 |
| 2016 | 80.3 | 72.9 | 71.9 |
| 2015 | 80 | 73 | 71.6 |
| 2014 | 79.7 | 73.1 | 71.4 |
| 2013 | 79.6 | 73 | 71.1 |
| 2012 | 79.2 | 72.8 | 70.8 |
| 2011 | 79.2 | 72.5 | 70.4 |
| 2010 | 79.1 | 72 | 70.1 |
| 2009 | 78.9 | 71.6 | 69.7 |
| 2008 | 78.8 | 71.3 | 69.3 |
| 2007 | 78.7 | 71.1 | 69 |
| 2006 | 78.5 | 71.1 | 68.6 |
| 2005 | 78.5 | 71 | 68.1 |
| 2004 | 78.3 | 70.7 | 67.7 |
| 2003 | 77.9 | 70.9 | 67.4 |
| 2002 | 77.8 | 70.7 | 67.1 |
| 2001 | 77.6 | 70.6 | 66.8 |
| 2000 | 77.1 | 70.4 | 66.4 |
| 1999 | 76.7 | 70.2 | 66 |
| 1998 | 76.3 | 69.9 | 65.7 |
| 1997 | 75.8 | 69.8 | 65.5 |
| 1996 | 75.6 | 69.6 | 65.2 |
| 1995 | 75.3 | 69.4 | 64.9 |
| 1994 | 75 | 69.2 | 64.3 |
| 1993 | 74.7 | 68.9 | 64.4 |
| 1992 | 74.4 | 68.5 | 64.3 |
| 1991 | 74.1 | 68.2 | 64.1 |
| 1990 | 73.7 | 67.8 | 64 |
| 1989 | 73.2 | 67.3 | 63.8 |
| 1988 | 72.8 | 66.9 | 63.4 |
| 1987 | 72.5 | 66.5 | 63.2 |
| 1986 | 72.1 | 66.1 | 62.7 |
| 1985 | 71.6 | 65.6 | 62.2 |
| 1984 | 71.2 | 65.1 | 61.9 |
| 1983 | 70.8 | 64.6 | 61.5 |
| 1982 | 70.3 | 64.2 | 61.3 |
| 1981 | 69.8 | 63.8 | 60.9 |
| 1980 | 69.5 | 63.4 | 60.5 |
| 1979 | 68.9 | 62.4 | 60.2 |
| 1978 | 68 | 62.6 | 59.5 |
| 1977 | 67.5 | 62.2 | 59.2 |
| 1976 | 66.8 | 61.7 | 58.6 |
| 1975 | 66 | 61.3 | 58.3 |
| 1974 | 65.1 | 60.8 | 58.1 |
| 1973 | 64.4 | 60.2 | 57.7 |
| 1972 | 63.7 | 59.7 | 57.2 |
| 1971 | 63.1 | 59.1 | 56 |
| 1970 | 62.6 | 58.5 | 56.3 |
| 1969 | 62.3 | 57.9 | 56 |
| 1968 | 61.7 | 57.3 | 55.6 |
| 1967 | 61.1 | 56.7 | 55.1 |
| 1966 | 60.4 | 56 | 54.6 |
| 1965 | 59.5 | 52.8 | 54 |
| 1964 | 58.8 | 54.7 | 54.3 |
| 1963 | 58.4 | 53.8 | 53.7 |
| 1962 | 57.8 | 53.2 | 53.2 |
| 1961 | 57.3 | 52.5 | 50.4 |
| 1960 | 57.2 | 51.7 | 47.8 |
| 1959 | 56.6 | 51 | 49.6 |
| 1958 | 56.3 | 50.2 | 51.6 |
| 1957 | 55.8 | 49.5 | 51.1 |
| 1956 | 55.5 | 48.7 | 50.7 |
| 1955 | 54.9 | 47.9 | 50.2 |
| 1954 | 54.7 | 47.1 | 49.7 |
| 1953 | 54.3 | 46.4 | 48.8 |
| 1952 | 53.9 | 45.6 | 48.2 |
| 1951 | 53.5 | 44.8 | 47.1 |
| 1950 | 53.2 | 44.1 | 46.4 |
| 1947 | 47.9 | – | – |
| 1942 | 44 | – | – |
| 1940 | 38 | 34 | – |
| 1937 | 39.1 | – | – |
| 1935 | – | 29.9 | – |
| 1932 | 38.7 | – | – |
| 1930 | 35 | 26 | – |
| 1927 | 37 | – | – |
| 1922 | 31.6 | – | – |
| 1920 | 31 | – | – |
| 1917 | 32.2 | – | – |
| 1912 | 31.9 | – | – |
| 1910 | 30 | – | – |
| 1907 | 30.5 | – | – |
| 1902 | 32 | – | – |
| 1900 | 29 | – | – |
- 12.3Estimates, Our World in Data
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Chile | Dominican Republic | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 81.480.4–82.3 | 73.972.6–75 | 73.3 |
| 2025 | 81.580.2–82.7 | 7472.3–75.7 | 73.5 |
| 2026 | 81.780.1–83.2 | 74.171.9–76.1 | 73.8 |
| 2027 | 81.980.1–83.6 | 74.372–76.6 | 73.9 |
| 2028 | 82.180–84 | 74.471.7–77 | 74.1 |
| 2029 | 82.280–84.3 | 74.571.6–77.4 | 74.2 |
| 2030 | 82.479.9–84.7 | 74.671.4–77.7 | 74.4 |
| 2031 | 82.680.1–85.1 | 74.871.4–78.1 | 74.5 |
| 2032 | 82.880–85.3 | 74.971.2–78.3 | 74.7 |
| 2033 | 82.980–85.6 | 7571.1–78.7 | 74.8 |
| 2034 | 83.180–85.8 | 75.270.8–78.9 | 75 |
| 2035 | 83.380–86.1 | 75.370.6–79.1 | 75.1 |
| 2036 | 83.480.1–86.4 | 75.470.5–79.3 | 75.3 |
| 2037 | 83.680–86.6 | 75.570.6–79.7 | 75.4 |
| 2038 | 83.779.9–86.9 | 75.770.3–79.8 | 75.5 |
| 2039 | 83.980–87 | 75.870.4–80.2 | 75.7 |
| 2040 | 84.180.2–87.3 | 75.970.4–80.3 | 75.8 |
| 2041 | 84.280.3–87.5 | 76.170.2–80.6 | 75.9 |
| 2042 | 84.480.4–87.8 | 76.270.1–80.9 | 76.1 |
| 2043 | 84.580.6–88.2 | 76.370.2–81 | 76.2 |
| 2044 | 84.780.5–88.3 | 76.570.2–81.4 | 76.3 |
| 2045 | 84.880.6–88.5 | 76.670.4–81.7 | 76.5 |
| 2046 | 8580.8–88.7 | 76.770.3–81.9 | 76.6 |
| 2047 | 85.180.8–88.9 | 76.970.4–82.2 | 76.7 |
| 2048 | 85.280.8–89.2 | 7770.3–82.4 | 76.8 |
| 2049 | 85.481.1–89.3 | 77.170.4–82.5 | 76.9 |
| 2050 | 85.581.1–89.5 | 77.370.4–82.8 | 77 |
| 2051 | 85.681–89.7 | 77.470.6–83.2 | 77.1 |
| 2052 | 85.881.3–90.1 | 77.570.6–83.4 | 77.2 |
| 2053 | 85.981.4–90.3 | 77.670.2–83.4 | 77.3 |
| 2054 | 8681.4–90.4 | 77.870.2–83.8 | 77.4 |
| 2055 | 86.281.4–90.5 | 77.970.3–84 | 77.6 |
| 2056 | 86.381.6–90.8 | 7870.4–84 | 77.7 |
| 2057 | 86.481.6–91 | 78.270.5–84.2 | 77.8 |
| 2058 | 86.681.7–91.1 | 78.370.3–84.3 | 77.9 |
| 2059 | 86.781.8–91.4 | 78.470.3–84.5 | 78 |
| 2060 | 86.881.9–91.7 | 78.570.2–84.8 | 78.1 |
| 2061 | 86.982–91.7 | 78.770.2–85 | 78.2 |
| 2062 | 87.182.3–92.1 | 78.870.4–85 | 78.3 |
| 2063 | 87.282.3–92.3 | 78.970.3–85.1 | 78.4 |
| 2064 | 87.382.4–92.4 | 79.170.6–85.5 | 78.5 |
| 2065 | 87.482.4–92.7 | 79.270.5–85.6 | 78.6 |
| 2066 | 87.582.4–92.8 | 79.370.5–85.8 | 78.7 |
| 2067 | 87.782.6–93.2 | 79.470.4–85.8 | 78.8 |
| 2068 | 87.882.7–93.2 | 79.670.4–86.1 | 78.9 |
| 2069 | 87.982.8–93.6 | 79.770.7–86.3 | 79 |
| 2070 | 8882.8–93.7 | 79.870.5–86.6 | 79.1 |
| 2071 | 88.182.9–93.8 | 8070.5–86.7 | 79.2 |
| 2072 | 88.282.9–94.1 | 80.170.7–86.9 | 79.3 |
| 2073 | 88.483–94.2 | 80.270.7–87.1 | 79.4 |
| 2074 | 88.583.1–94.3 | 80.370.7–87.3 | 79.4 |
| 2075 | 88.683.3–94.5 | 80.570.8–87.3 | 79.5 |
| 2076 | 88.783.3–94.5 | 80.670.8–87.6 | 79.6 |
| 2077 | 88.883.5–94.7 | 80.770.9–87.8 | 79.7 |
| 2078 | 88.983.6–94.9 | 80.971–87.9 | 79.8 |
| 2079 | 8983.9–95 | 8171.2–88 | 79.9 |
| 2080 | 89.183.8–95 | 81.171.2–88.1 | 80 |
| 2081 | 89.283.8–95.2 | 81.271–88.3 | 80.1 |
| 2082 | 89.383.9–95.4 | 81.471–88.5 | 80.2 |
| 2083 | 89.483.9–95.6 | 81.571.2–88.5 | 80.3 |
| 2084 | 89.683.8–95.7 | 81.671.4–88.6 | 80.3 |
| 2085 | 89.783.9–95.9 | 81.771.3–88.8 | 80.4 |
| 2086 | 89.883.9–96.1 | 81.871.3–89 | 80.5 |
| 2087 | 89.984–96.3 | 81.971.3–89 | 80.6 |
| 2088 | 9083.9–96.4 | 82.171.4–89.1 | 80.7 |
| 2089 | 90.184.2–96.6 | 82.271.5–89.4 | 80.8 |
| 2090 | 90.284.3–96.8 | 82.371.5–89.5 | 80.9 |
| 2091 | 90.384.2–96.8 | 82.471.5–89.7 | 81 |
| 2092 | 90.484.2–97.1 | 82.571.5–89.8 | 81 |
| 2093 | 90.584.2–97.3 | 82.771.2–89.9 | 81.1 |
| 2094 | 90.684.2–97.3 | 82.871.5–90.1 | 81.2 |
| 2095 | 90.784.4–97.3 | 82.971.5–90.2 | 81.3 |
| 2096 | 90.884.4–97.5 | 8371.5–90.5 | 81.4 |
| 2097 | 90.984.6–97.7 | 83.171.4–90.5 | 81.5 |
| 2098 | 9184.6–98 | 83.271.8–90.5 | 81.6 |
| 2099 | 91.284.7–98.2 | 83.371.6–90.6 | 81.7 |
| 2100 | 91.384.7–98.4 | 83.571.8–90.8 | 81.7 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- How long a newborn would live on average if the year’s death rates held all its life.
- Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
- Before 1950: Our World in Data, long-run life expectancy.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Chile vs Dominican Republic
Health
- Child mortalityChile: 0.7 per 100 live births in 2024Dominican Republic: 3.1 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityChile: 4.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023Dominican Republic: 25.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterChile: 98.8% in 2022Dominican Republic: 44.9% in 2022
- DepressionChile: 4.06% in 2017Dominican Republic: 2.98% in 2017
- Suicide rateChile: 10.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Dominican Republic: 8.9 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationChile: 19.7 million people in 2023Dominican Republic: 11.3 million people in 2023
- Population growthChile: 0.57% a year in 2023Dominican Republic: 0.86% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateChile: 1.17 births per woman in 2023Dominican Republic: 2.24 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationChile: 89.2% in 2025Dominican Republic: 72.5% in 2025
- Median ageChile: 36 years in 2023Dominican Republic: 27.7 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overChile: 13.7% in 2023Dominican Republic: 7.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateChile: 3.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Dominican Republic: -3.1 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingChile: 1.52% of GDP in 2025Dominican Republic: 0.8% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsChile: $5.15B in 2025Dominican Republic: $1.04B in 2025
- Military spending per personChile: $269 in 2025Dominican Republic: $90 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingChile: 5.7% of government spending in 2025Dominican Republic: 4.1% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelChile: 114,000 people in 2020Dominican Republic: 71,000 people in 2020
- National powerChile: 0.23% of world capability in 2022Dominican Republic: 0.11% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersChile: 1.28% of the labour force in 2020Dominican Republic: 1.48% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsChile: 14 million TIV in 2025Dominican Republic: 13 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsChile: 8 million TIV in 2022Dominican Republic: 0 TIV in 2022