Child mortality in Chile 1890-2020

In 1890, the child mortality rate in Chile was 417 deaths per thousand live births, meaning that almost 42 percent of children born in this year would not survive past their fifth birthday. The child mortality rate would fluctuate greatly in the following two decades, even rising above 500 at the turn of the 20^thcentury; although it then began trending downward in 1910 (apart from a brief reversal during the Great Depression in the early-1930s). There are several reasons for this overall downward trend, such as improvements to public sanitation, the roll-out of mass immunization and vaccination campaigns, and later, the implementation of a national health care system. These factors combined to eradication of many illnesses which were the primary cause of child mortality in the country. As Chile continues to modernize and healthcare access improves, child mortality has continued to decline; as a result, in 2020, it is estimated that over 99 percent of all babies born in Chile today will survive past their fifth birthday.