Life expectancy at birth, female in Argentina
Argentina: Life expectancy at birth, female was 80.02 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
80.02 years
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
87th
of 217 countries
All-time high
80.02 years
in 2024
All-time low
67.79 years
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life expectancy at birth, female in Argentina, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, life expectancy at birth, female in Argentina stood at 80.02 years. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, female in Argentina peaked at 80.02 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 67.79 years, in 1960.
Argentina ranks 87th of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life expectancy at birth, female in Argentina, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 67.79 years | — |
| 1961 | 68.24 years | +0.7% |
| 1962 | 68.28 years | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 68.58 years | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 68.54 years | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 68.82 years | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 69.09 years | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 69.29 years | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 69.19 years | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 69.13 years | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 69.56 years | +0.6% |
| 1971 | 69.42 years | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 69.76 years | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 70.09 years | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 70.37 years | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 70.91 years | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 70.98 years | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 71.56 years | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 71.71 years | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 72 years | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 72.05 years | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 72.44 years | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 72.56 years | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 72.71 years | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 72.78 years | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 73.4 years | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 73.81 years | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 74.22 years | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 74.62 years | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 75.04 years | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 74.88 years | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 75.34 years | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 75.5 years | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 75.71 years | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 75.91 years | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 76.17 years | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 76.43 years | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 76.84 years | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 76.88 years | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 77.08 years | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 77.29 years | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 77.64 years | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 77.91 years | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 77.81 years | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 78.18 years | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 78.63 years | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 78.44 years | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 77.92 years | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 78.58 years | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 78.59 years | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 78.73 years | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 79.4 years | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 78.67 years | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 78.62 years | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 79.15 years | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 79.8 years | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 79.13 years | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 79.2 years | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 79.5 years | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 79.44 years | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 78.78 years | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 76.86 years | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 78.32 years | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 79.88 years | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 80.02 years | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 68.69 years | 67.79 years | 69.29 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 70.64 years | 69.42 years | 72 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 73.36 years | 72.05 years | 75.04 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 76.07 years | 74.88 years | 77.08 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 78.1 years | 77.29 years | 78.63 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.17 years | 78.62 years | 79.8 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.77 years | 76.86 years | 80.02 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Argentina
- 84 Kosovo 80.28 years compare
- 84 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 80.28 years compare
- 86 British Virgin Islands 80.19 years compare
- 88 Hungary 79.9 years compare
- 89 Lebanon 79.86 years compare
- 90 Iran, Islamic Republic of 79.81 years compare
More health data for Argentina
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.58 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6333 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,462 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 684 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 2.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.1263 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 0.3163 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.5035 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, female in Argentina?
- Life expectancy at birth, female in Argentina was 80.02 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 80.02 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.79 years in 1960.
- How does Argentina rank for life expectancy at birth, female?
- Argentina ranks 87th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, female rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Argentina data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Life expectancy at birth, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.