Causes of mortality in Argentina

Argentina: Causes of mortality was 353,373 Deaths in 2023. β–² Rising

Latest (2023)
353,373 Deaths
Change on year
down 11.0%
World rank
12th
of 36 countries
All-time high
434,031 Deaths
in 2021
All-time low
153,893 Deaths
in 1966
Years of data
50
1966–2023

Causes of mortality in Argentina, 1966–2023

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Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Deaths.

Analysis

Argentina recorded 353,373 Deaths for causes of mortality in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.0% on the previous year and up 9.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, causes of mortality in Argentina peaked at 434,031 Deaths in 2021 and was at its lowest, 153,893 Deaths, in 1966.

Argentina ranks 12th of 36 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 193,763 Deaths 153,893 Deaths 223,205 Deaths 4
1970s 232,362 Deaths 222,154 Deaths 238,887 Deaths 4
1980s 246,043 Deaths 232,638 Deaths 254,452 Deaths 8
1990s 265,841 Deaths 253,983 Deaths 289,488 Deaths 10
2000s 294,831 Deaths 277,089 Deaths 313,579 Deaths 10
2010s 329,184 Deaths 315,979 Deaths 349,876 Deaths 10
2020s 389,386 Deaths 353,373 Deaths 434,031 Deaths 4

Countries ranked near Argentina

  1. 9 France 621,705 Deaths compare
  2. 10 South Africa 487,682 Deaths compare
  3. 11 Spain 433,311 Deaths compare
  4. 13 Canada 326,779 Deaths compare
  5. 14 Colombia 268,371 Deaths compare
  6. 15 Romania 244,061 Deaths compare

See the full ranking of 46 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is causes of mortality in Argentina?
Causes of mortality in Argentina was 353,373 Deaths in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest causes of mortality recorded in Argentina?
The highest recorded value was 434,031 Deaths in 2021.
What is the lowest causes of mortality recorded in Argentina?
The lowest recorded value was 153,893 Deaths in 1966.
How does Argentina rank for causes of mortality?
Argentina ranks 12th out of 36 countries with data for 2023.
Is causes of mortality rising or falling in Argentina?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Argentina data come from?
The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Causes of mortality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Causes of mortality
Unit
Deaths
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
46 places, 2,503 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

This dataset presents the number of deaths and age-standardised death rates by causes of deaths. The number of deaths according to sex and selected causes are extracted from the World Health Organization Mortality Database available at https://www.who.int/data/data-collection-tools/who-mortality-database. Detailed information on the coverage and reliability of the cause-of-death data is regularly published in World Health Statistics Annuals. The selected causes of death presented in the OECD Health Statistics database are detailed in an Excel file available for download, with codes according to the Tenth revision of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD) along with codes from other ICD revisions used in the WHO Mortality Database. Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.