Abstract
The link between economy and some public health indicators like Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) is widely demonstrated. To explore the relationship between some economic indicators and infant mortality in Chile between 1985 and 1999. An ecological study, obtaining information from Demographic Annual Reports edited by the National Institute of Statistics, Health Ministry, Planning Ministry and the Central Bank. There is an inverse association between the Gross National Product, per capita and Real Salary Index and a direct relationship between inflation and unemployment rates with an increased infant mortality. The reduction in infant mortality observed in Chile depends more on socio demographic than on economical factors.
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