Life expectancy vs. health spending in Argentina
Argentina: Life expectancy vs. health spending was 77.39 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy vs. health spending in Argentina, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, life expectancy vs. health spending in Argentina stood at 77.39 years. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy vs. health spending in Argentina peaked at 77.39 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 61.27 years, in 1950.
Argentina ranks 86th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 62.88 years | 61.27 years | 64.2 years | 10 |
| 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 | 75.76 years | 73.95 years | 77.39 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Argentina
- 83 Antigua and Barbuda 77.6 years compare
- 84 Sri Lanka 77.48 years compare
- 85 Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba 77.44 years compare
- 86 North Macedonia 77.39 years compare
- 88 Ecuador 77.39 years compare
- 89 British Virgin Islands 77.28 years compare
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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy vs. health spending in Argentina?
- Life expectancy vs. health spending in Argentina was 77.39 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy vs. health spending recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 77.39 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy vs. health spending recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.27 years in 1950.
- How does Argentina rank for life expectancy vs. health spending?
- Argentina ranks 86th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy vs. health spending rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Argentina data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy vs. health spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Period life expectancy at birth.