Chile: health and care

What is life expectancy in Chile?

Life expectancy at birth in Chile is 81.8 years in 2026, according to the National Statistics Institute's population projections, based on the 2024 census and dated 30 June 2026. The same projections put Chile's population at 20.2 million.

Projected life expectancy is calculated from expected death rates at each age, so it is an estimate rather than a count. The INE revised its projections after the 2024 census. Projections by sex and region are in the INE tables.

Official sources: population projections

How many people use the GES health guarantees in Chile?

More than 62 million GES cases were registered in Chile between July 2005 and June 2026, 59,325,399 in Fonasa and 3,228,897 in private Isapres, according to the Ministry of Health. At June 2026, 17,177,933 cases were active; hypertension (2,988,724), type 2 diabetes (1,613,727) and oral health (1,501,167) had the most.

GES (Explicit Health Guarantees) gives everyone in Fonasa or an Isapre guaranteed access, maximum waiting times, quality and financial protection for 90 health problems. The figures count cases, not people, and are provisional. The Health Superintendency received 2,630 complaints about GES cancers in January to September 2026.

Official sources: Ministry of Health

What is the average life expectancy in Chile?

According to the UN Population Division, life expectancy at birth in Chile was 81.4 years in 2024. That is the highest since at least 2005. Latin America & Caribbean median: 74.0 years; Chile is 1st highest of 33. Of 193 countries with 2024 data, 36th highest.

What is the infant mortality rate in Chile?

The latest figure from the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, for 2024, is 5.8 per 1,000. No year since 2005 has been lower. It is 33rd highest of 33 in Latin America & Caribbean, where the median is 12.1 per 1,000. Of 192 countries with 2024 data, 139th highest.

What is the maternal mortality rate in Chile?

The latest figure from the WHO, for 2023, is 10.0 per 100,000. It is the bottom of the series, which starts in 2005. It is 33rd highest of 33 in Latin America & Caribbean, where the median is 55.0 per 100,000. Worldwide: 147th of 192.

How much does Chile spend on health?

10.5% of GDP: that is current health spending in Chile for 2024, according to the WHO. That is the highest since at least 2005.

What is out-of-pocket health spending in Chile?

39.1%: that is out-of-pocket health spending in Chile for 2024, according to the WHO. The peak was 42.5% in 2005 and the low 29.0% in 2020.

What is the doctor to patient ratio in Chile?

The latest figure from the WHO, for 2023, is 3.3 per 1,000. No year since 2005 has been higher. It is 2nd highest of 9 in Latin America & Caribbean, where the median is 2.4 per 1,000. Of 58 countries with 2023 data, 16th highest.

How many hospital beds per person does Chile have?

1.9 per 1,000: that is hospital beds per 1,000 people in Chile for 2023, according to the WHO. It is the bottom of the series, which starts in 2005. Across Latin America & Caribbean the middle value was 2.1 per 1,000, and Chile placed 13th highest of 22. Of 73 countries with 2023 data, 49th highest.

How many children in Chile are vaccinated against measles?

In 2024, measles vaccination among children aged 12 to 23 months in Chile was 93.0%, according to WHO and UNICEF. Its high point since 2005 was 2014, at 97.0%; its low point was 2005, at 90.0%. Latin America & Caribbean median: 89.5%; Chile is 10th highest of 32. Worldwide: 74th of 191.