Chile

In brief

Higher education enrolment: 110% (2024). World rank 6 of 155 (1 = best); in Americas, 1 of 29. Overweight adults: 78.8% (2022). World rank 190 of 196 (1 = best); in Americas, 38 of 38. Access to basic sanitation: 100% (2024). World rank 1 of 203 (1 = best); in Americas, 1 of 38. From 2014 to 2024: primary school enrolment 102% → 99.5%, secondary school enrolment 99.9% → 106%, and higher education enrolment 83.7% → 110%. Better than all its neighbours (Argentina, Bolivia, and Peru): nurses and midwives per 1,000 people, children vaccinated against measles, infant deaths per 1,000 births, deaths under age 5 per 1,000 births, and maternal deaths per 100,000 births. Worse than all its neighbours (Argentina, Bolivia, and Peru): HIV prevalence, out-of-pocket health spending, adults who use tobacco, and overweight adults.