Life expectancy at birth, total in Argentina

Argentina: Life expectancy at birth, total was 77.54 years in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
77.54 years
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
78th
of 215 countries
All-time high
77.54 years
in 2024
All-time low
64.24 years
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024

Life expectancy at birth, total in Argentina, 1960–2024

020406080196019922024

Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in years.

Analysis

Argentina recorded 77.54 years for life expectancy at birth, total in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, total in Argentina peaked at 77.54 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 64.24 years, in 1960.

That places Argentina 78th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 64.94 years 64.24 years 65.47 years 10
1970s 66.78 years 65.62 years 68.43 years 10
1980s 69.85 years 68.58 years 71.5 years 10
1990s 72.72 years 71.61 years 73.68 years 10
2000s 74.79 years 73.91 years 75.58 years 10
2010s 76.25 years 75.68 years 76.85 years 10
2020s 76.11 years 73.95 years 77.54 years 5

Countries ranked near Argentina

  1. 75 Antigua and Barbuda 77.77 years compare
  2. 76 Sri Lanka 77.67 years compare
  3. 77 Ecuador 77.58 years compare
  4. 79 British Virgin Islands 77.43 years compare
  5. 80 Guam 77.42 years compare
  6. 81 Turkey 77.42 years compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy at birth, total in Argentina?
Life expectancy at birth, total in Argentina was 77.54 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
What is the highest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Argentina?
The highest recorded value was 77.54 years in 2024.
What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Argentina?
The lowest recorded value was 64.24 years in 1960.
How does Argentina rank for life expectancy at birth, total?
Argentina ranks 78th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
Is life expectancy at birth, total rising or falling in Argentina?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Argentina data come from?
The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Life expectancy at birth, total (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Life expectancy at birth, total (years)
Unit
years
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 17,126 data points, 1960–2024
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Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.