Causes of mortality in Argentina
Argentina: Causes of mortality was 353,373 Deaths in 2023. ▲ Rising
Causes of mortality in Argentina, 1966–2023
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.
Causes of mortality in Argentina, year by year
| Year | Deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | 153,893 Deaths | — |
| 1967 | 184,641 Deaths | +20.0% |
| 1968 | 213,313 Deaths | +15.5% |
| 1969 | 223,205 Deaths | +4.6% |
| 1970 | 222,154 Deaths | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 238,887 Deaths | +7.5% |
| 1978 | 233,482 Deaths | -2.3% |
| 1979 | 234,926 Deaths | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 232,638 Deaths | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 250,844 Deaths | +7.8% |
| 1984 | 254,452 Deaths | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 239,181 Deaths | -6.0% |
| 1986 | 239,599 Deaths | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 247,868 Deaths | +3.5% |
| 1988 | 252,949 Deaths | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 250,815 Deaths | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 256,796 Deaths | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 253,996 Deaths | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 260,153 Deaths | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 264,402 Deaths | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 253,983 Deaths | -3.9% |
| 1995 | 266,171 Deaths | +4.8% |
| 1996 | 266,216 Deaths | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 267,136 Deaths | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 280,066 Deaths | +4.8% |
| 1999 | 289,488 Deaths | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 277,089 Deaths | -4.3% |
| 2001 | 285,706 Deaths | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 290,870 Deaths | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 301,633 Deaths | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 293,650 Deaths | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 292,909 Deaths | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 292,130 Deaths | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 313,579 Deaths | +7.3% |
| 2008 | 299,348 Deaths | -4.5% |
| 2009 | 301,393 Deaths | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 315,979 Deaths | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 316,450 Deaths | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 316,654 Deaths | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 322,936 Deaths | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 321,701 Deaths | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 330,407 Deaths | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 349,876 Deaths | +5.9% |
| 2017 | 340,952 Deaths | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 336,358 Deaths | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 340,528 Deaths | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 373,049 Deaths | +9.6% |
| 2021 | 434,031 Deaths | +16.3% |
| 2022 | 397,089 Deaths | -8.5% |
| 2023 | 353,373 Deaths | -11.0% |
Argentina compared with similar countries
- Argentina's 353,373 Deaths is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 268,371 Deaths, 1.3× the median. (7 countries reporting)
- Argentina's 353,373 Deaths is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 420,528 Deaths, 84% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
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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
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.