Life expectancy in Argentina
Argentina: Life expectancy was 75.4 years in 2022. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy in Argentina, 1960–2022
Source: OECD (2023) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Argentina recorded 75.4 years for life expectancy in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy in Argentina peaked at 77.3 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 64 years, in 1960.
Argentina ranks 36th of 49 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 64.57 years | 64 years | 65 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 66.68 years | 65.5 years | 68.2 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 69.5 years | 68.5 years | 71.1 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 72.67 years | 71.4 years | 73.5 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 74.63 years | 73.7 years | 75.6 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.44 years | 75.7 years | 77 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.2 years | 75.4 years | 77.3 years | 3 |
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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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy in Argentina?
- Life expectancy in Argentina was 75.4 years in 2022, according to OECD (2023) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 77.3 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 64 years in 1960.
- How does Argentina rank for life expectancy?
- Argentina ranks 36th out of 49 countries with data for 2022.
- Is life expectancy rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Argentina data come from?
- The figures come from OECD (2023) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The period life expectancy at birth, in a given year.