Chile - Health financing profile

Chile's socio-economic development over recent decades has been accompanied by improving average health outcomes. Life expectancy at birth has risen from 55 years in 1955 to 78 years in 2012 and the infant mortality rate has fallen from 120 per 1,000 live births in 1955 to fewer than 8 in 2012, making its progress notable among upper-middle income Latin American countries. Socio-economic development has brought almost-universal access to...