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Mortality in Argentina, by the numbers

Argentina sits in Latin America & Caribbean. A newborn there can expect about 77.5 years of life, 80th of 212 countries with data. Below, every mortality measure the National Death Index tracks for Argentina, each with its global rank and source year.

Life expectancy
77.5 yrs
80th of 212
Recorded alcohol per adult
8.1 L
46th highest of 185
Premature NCD mortality
13.4 %
48th lowest of 182

16 measures · sources: World Bank Open Data and WHO Global Health Observatory (Global Health Estimates 2021) · latest available year per figure

How Argentina ranks, measure by measure
MeasureValueWorld rankYear
Life expectancy at birth 77.5 yrs 80 of 212 2024
Age-standardized death rate 6.8 /1,000 127 of 182 2021
Crude death rate 7.7 /1,000 89 of 212 2024
Life expectancy at 60 19.6 yrs 63 of 182 2021
Male mortality penalty 45.6 /1,000 144 of 212 2024
Life-expectancy gap (F−M) 5.0 yrs 102 of 212 2024
Old-age sex ratio (65+) 73.4 men/100 women 61 of 212 2024
Infant mortality 8.0 /1,000 121 of 192 2024
Maternal mortality 33.0 /100k 111 of 191 2023
Premature NCD mortality 13.4 % 135 of 182 2021
Suicide rate 7.9 /100k 81 of 182 2021
Road-traffic deaths 14.1 /100k 97 of 187 2019
Recorded alcohol per adult 8.1 L 46 of 185 2020
Population aged 65+ 12.4 % 76 of 212 2024
Health spending per capita $1,457 52 of 191 2023
GDP per capita $13,970 88 of 212 2024

Measured against the rest of the world, Argentina's sharpest departures from the middle of the pack are the 46th highest recorded alcohol per adult in the world (8.1 L) and the 48th lowest premature NCD mortality in the world (13.4 %). Every figure above is the most recent the source reports for Argentina; the year sits beside each one, and rankings cover only countries with data for that measure.