What is life expectancy in Argentina?

Life expectancy in Argentina was 77.39 years in 2023, according to Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest life expectancy recorded in Argentina?

The highest recorded value was 77.39 years in 2023.

What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Argentina?

The lowest recorded value was 32.6 years in 1885.

How does Argentina rank for life expectancy?

Argentina ranks 86th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is life expectancy 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 Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Life expectancy in Argentina

Name: Life expectancy in Argentina
Creator: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Argentina: Life expectancy was 77.39 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

77.39 years

Change on year

up 2.1%

World rank

86th

of 236 countries

All-time high

77.39 years

in 2023

All-time low

32.6 years

in 1885

Years of data

1875–2023

Life expectancy in Argentina, 1875–2023

Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

Argentina recorded 77.39 years for life expectancy in 2023. That is the highest value across all 89 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy in Argentina peaked at 77.39 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 32.6 years, in 1885.

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 89 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1870s	33.2 years	33.2 years	33.2 years	1
1880s	32.85 years	32.6 years	33.1 years	2
1890s	33.65 years	33.3 years	34 years	2
1900s	39.35 years	39 years	39.7 years	2
1910s	45.2 years	44.2 years	46.2 years	2
1920s	49.62 years	48.65 years	50.6 years	2
1930s	53.5 years	52.55 years	54.45 years	2
1940s	57.42 years	56.45 years	58.4 years	2
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

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More health data for Argentina

Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 361,949 (2025)
Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 383,184 (2025)
Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 358,407 (2025)
Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 379,229 (2025)
Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 355,679 (2025)
Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 376,268 (2025)
Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 348,924 (2025)
Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 369,358 (2025)
Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 342,127 (2025)
Age population, age 22, male, interpolated 352,561 (2025)

All data for Argentina →

Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy in Argentina?: Life expectancy in Argentina was 77.39 years in 2023, according to Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest life expectancy recorded in Argentina?: The highest recorded value was 77.39 years in 2023.
What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Argentina?: The lowest recorded value was 32.6 years in 1885.
How does Argentina rank for life expectancy?: Argentina ranks 86th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is life expectancy 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 Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Life expectancy
Unit: years
Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 19,452 data points, 1543–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Period life expectancy is the number of years the average person born in a certain year would live if they experienced the same chances of dying at each age as people did that year.