What is child mortality rate in Argentina?

Child mortality rate in Argentina was 0.95 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest child mortality rate recorded in Argentina?

The highest recorded value was 23.88 deaths per 100 live births in 1911.

What is the lowest child mortality rate recorded in Argentina?

The lowest recorded value was 0.95 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Argentina rank for child mortality rate?

Argentina ranks 128th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.

Is child mortality rate rising or falling in Argentina?

Over the last ten years it is down 22.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Argentina data come from?

The figures come from Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Child mortality rate in Argentina

Name: Child mortality rate in Argentina
Creator: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Argentina: Child mortality rate was 0.95 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

0.95 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 2.1%

World rank

128th

of 200 countries

All-time high

23.88 deaths per 100 live births

in 1911

All-time low

0.95 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

109

1911–2024

Child mortality rate in Argentina, 1911–2024

Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.

Analysis

The most recent figure for child mortality rate in Argentina is 0.95 deaths per 100 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 109 years on record.

The figure is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 22.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, child mortality rate in Argentina peaked at 23.88 deaths per 100 live births in 1911 and was at its lowest, 0.95 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

That places Argentina 128th out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1910s	21.03 deaths per 100 live births	19.41 deaths per 100 live births	23.88 deaths per 100 live births	9
1920s	18.08 deaths per 100 live births	16.22 deaths per 100 live births	19.97 deaths per 100 live births	10
1930s	14.39 deaths per 100 live births	12.59 deaths per 100 live births	16.04 deaths per 100 live births	10
1940s	11.25 deaths per 100 live births	9.2 deaths per 100 live births	13.12 deaths per 100 live births	10
1950s	8.65 deaths per 100 live births	7.66 deaths per 100 live births	9.36 deaths per 100 live births	9
1960s	6.05 deaths per 100 live births	5.75 deaths per 100 live births	7.26 deaths per 100 live births	6
1970s	6.23 deaths per 100 live births	4.68 deaths per 100 live births	7.18 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	3.32 deaths per 100 live births	2.9 deaths per 100 live births	4.28 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	2.47 deaths per 100 live births	2 deaths per 100 live births	2.88 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	1.71 deaths per 100 live births	1.5 deaths per 100 live births	1.94 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	1.22 deaths per 100 live births	1.05 deaths per 100 live births	1.44 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	0.99 deaths per 100 live births	0.95 deaths per 100 live births	1.03 deaths per 100 live births	5

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More health data for Argentina

Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,462 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
Number of infants who die before age 1 684 deaths (2100)
Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 356,054 (2025)
Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 341,590 (2025)
Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 354,287 (2025)
Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 339,671 (2025)
Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 353,043 (2025)
Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 338,076 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is child mortality rate in Argentina?: Child mortality rate in Argentina was 0.95 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest child mortality rate recorded in Argentina?: The highest recorded value was 23.88 deaths per 100 live births in 1911.
What is the lowest child mortality rate recorded in Argentina?: The lowest recorded value was 0.95 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Argentina rank for child mortality rate?: Argentina ranks 128th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
Is child mortality rate rising or falling in Argentina?: Over the last ten years it is down 22.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Argentina data come from?: The figures come from Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Child mortality rate
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 200 places, 16,161 data points, 1751–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The long-run estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.