What is child mortality vs. health spending in Argentina?

Child mortality vs. health spending in Argentina was 0.9514 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest child mortality vs. health spending recorded in Argentina?

The highest recorded value was 7.26 deaths per 100 live births in 1969.

What is the lowest child mortality vs. health spending recorded in Argentina?

The lowest recorded value was 0.9514 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Argentina rank for child mortality vs. health spending?

Argentina ranks 128th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.

Is child mortality vs. health spending rising or falling in Argentina?

Over the last ten years it is down 22.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Argentina data come from?

The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality vs. health spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Child mortality vs. health spending in Argentina

Name: Child mortality vs. health spending in Argentina
Creator: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Argentina: Child mortality vs. health spending was 0.9514 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

0.9514 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 2.0%

World rank

128th

of 199 countries

All-time high

7.26 deaths per 100 live births

in 1969

All-time low

0.9514 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1969–2024

Child mortality vs. health spending in Argentina, 1969–2024

Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.

Analysis

Argentina recorded 0.9514 deaths per 100 live births for child mortality vs. health spending in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 56 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 22.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, child mortality vs. health spending in Argentina peaked at 7.26 deaths per 100 live births in 1969 and was at its lowest, 0.9514 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

Argentina ranks 128th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	7.26 deaths per 100 live births	7.26 deaths per 100 live births	7.26 deaths per 100 live births	1
1970s	6.23 deaths per 100 live births	4.68 deaths per 100 live births	7.18 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	3.32 deaths per 100 live births	2.9 deaths per 100 live births	4.28 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	2.47 deaths per 100 live births	2 deaths per 100 live births	2.88 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	1.71 deaths per 100 live births	1.5 deaths per 100 live births	1.94 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	1.22 deaths per 100 live births	1.05 deaths per 100 live births	1.44 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	0.989 deaths per 100 live births	0.9514 deaths per 100 live births	1.03 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Argentina

125 Barbados 0.9764 deaths per 100 live births compare
126 Turkey 0.9607 deaths per 100 live births compare
127 Armenia 0.9585 deaths per 100 live births compare
129 Tonga 0.9513 deaths per 100 live births compare
130 Kazakhstan 0.9437 deaths per 100 live births compare
131 Albania 0.9227 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

More health data for Argentina

Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 355,679 (2025)
Age dependency ratio 50.7% (2025)
Population, female 23.09 million (2025)
Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 369,358 (2025)
Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 348,924 (2025)
Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 376,268 (2025)
Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 379,229 (2025)
Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 383,184 (2025)
Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 358,407 (2025)
Age dependency ratio, young 31.7% (2025)

All data for Argentina →

Frequently asked questions

What is child mortality vs. health spending in Argentina?: Child mortality vs. health spending in Argentina was 0.9514 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest child mortality vs. health spending recorded in Argentina?: The highest recorded value was 7.26 deaths per 100 live births in 1969.
What is the lowest child mortality vs. health spending recorded in Argentina?: The lowest recorded value was 0.9514 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Argentina rank for child mortality vs. health spending?: Argentina ranks 128th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is child mortality vs. health spending rising or falling in Argentina?: Over the last ten years it is down 22.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Argentina data come from?: The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality vs. health spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Child mortality vs. health spending
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 13,255 data points, 1931–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

The estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .