Life expectancy at birth, total in Argentina
Argentina: Life expectancy at birth, total was 77.54 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, total in Argentina, 1960–2024
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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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More health data for Argentina
- Age population, age 20, male, interpolated 356,902 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 2.46 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 15.06 million (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 387,303 (2025)
- Age population, age 21, female, interpolated 337,075 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, male, interpolated 360,542 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 361,949 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 341,832 (2025)
- Age population, age 21, male, interpolated 353,189 (2025)
- Age population, age 20, female, interpolated 339,669 (2025)
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
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.