Share in extreme poverty vs. life expectancy in Argentina

Argentina: Share in extreme poverty vs. 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
61.27 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Share in extreme poverty vs. life expectancy in Argentina, 1950–2023

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Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

The most recent figure for share in extreme poverty vs. life expectancy in Argentina is 77.39 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

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

Over the whole period, share in extreme poverty vs. life expectancy 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.

Share in extreme poverty vs. life expectancy in Argentina, year by year

Annual values for Share in extreme poverty vs. life expectancy in Argentina, 1950 to 2023.
Year years Change
1950 61.27 years
1951 61.71 years +0.7%
1952 62.47 years +1.2%
1953 62.46 years -0.0%
1954 63.07 years +1.0%
1955 62.7 years -0.6%
1956 63.58 years +1.4%
1957 63.22 years -0.6%
1958 64.2 years +1.6%
1959 64.1 years -0.2%
1960 64.24 years +0.2%
1961 64.63 years +0.6%
1962 64.62 years -0.0%
1963 64.86 years +0.4%
1964 64.82 years -0.1%
1965 65.05 years +0.4%
1966 65.4 years +0.5%
1967 65.47 years +0.1%
1968 65.23 years -0.4%
1969 65.08 years -0.2%
1970 65.65 years +0.9%
1971 65.62 years -0.0%
1972 65.95 years +0.5%
1973 66.19 years +0.4%
1974 66.41 years +0.3%
1975 66.97 years +0.8%
1976 67.03 years +0.1%
1977 67.59 years +0.8%
1978 68 years +0.6%
1979 68.43 years +0.6%
1980 68.58 years +0.2%
1981 68.86 years +0.4%
1982 68.97 years +0.2%
1983 69.29 years +0.5%
1984 69.35 years +0.1%
1985 69.88 years +0.8%
1986 70.28 years +0.6%
1987 70.7 years +0.6%
1988 71.1 years +0.6%
1989 71.5 years +0.6%
1990 71.61 years +0.2%
1991 72.02 years +0.6%
1992 72.1 years +0.1%
1993 72.3 years +0.3%
1994 72.73 years +0.6%
1995 72.86 years +0.2%
1996 73.06 years +0.3%
1997 73.41 years +0.5%
1998 73.41 years +0.0%
1999 73.68 years +0.4%
2000 73.91 years +0.3%
2001 74.15 years +0.3%
2002 74.31 years +0.2%
2003 74.31 years -0.0%
2004 74.87 years +0.8%
2005 75.23 years +0.5%
2006 75.28 years +0.1%
2007 74.78 years -0.7%
2008 75.43 years +0.9%
2009 75.58 years +0.2%
2010 75.68 years +0.1%
2011 76.1 years +0.6%
2012 75.8 years -0.4%
2013 75.83 years +0.0%
2014 76.27 years +0.6%
2015 76.6 years +0.4%
2016 76.11 years -0.6%
2017 76.54 years +0.6%
2018 76.77 years +0.3%
2019 76.85 years +0.1%
2020 75.88 years -1.3%
2021 73.95 years -2.5%
2022 75.81 years +2.5%
2023 77.39 years +2.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 83 Antigua and Barbuda 77.6 years compare
  2. 84 Sri Lanka 77.48 years compare
  3. 85 Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba 77.44 years compare
  4. 86 North Macedonia 77.39 years compare
  5. 88 Ecuador 77.39 years compare
  6. 89 British Virgin Islands 77.28 years compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share in extreme poverty vs. life expectancy in Argentina?
Share in extreme poverty vs. life expectancy 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 share in extreme poverty vs. life expectancy recorded in Argentina?
The highest recorded value was 77.39 years in 2023.
What is the lowest share in extreme poverty vs. life expectancy recorded in Argentina?
The lowest recorded value was 61.27 years in 1950.
How does Argentina rank for share in extreme poverty vs. life expectancy?
Argentina ranks 86th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is share in extreme poverty vs. 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 UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share in extreme poverty vs. life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share in extreme poverty vs. life expectancy
Unit
years
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Period life expectancy at birth.