Lifetime risk of maternal death in Argentina
Argentina: Lifetime risk of maternal death was 2,189 1 in: rate varies by country in 2023. ▲ Rising
Lifetime risk of maternal death in Argentina, 1985–2023
Source: Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in 1 in: rate varies by country.
Analysis
Argentina recorded 2,189 1 in: rate varies by country for lifetime risk of maternal death in 2023. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
That represents a change of up 17.3% on the previous year and up 129.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifetime risk of maternal death in Argentina peaked at 2,189 1 in: rate varies by country in 2023 and was at its lowest, 428 1 in: rate varies by country, in 1985.
Argentina ranks 77th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Lifetime risk of maternal death in Argentina, year by year
| Year | 1 in: rate varies by country | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 428 1 in: rate varies by country | — |
| 1986 | 448 1 in: rate varies by country | +4.7% |
| 1987 | 471 1 in: rate varies by country | +5.1% |
| 1988 | 490 1 in: rate varies by country | +4.0% |
| 1989 | 515 1 in: rate varies by country | +5.1% |
| 1990 | 515 1 in: rate varies by country | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 528 1 in: rate varies by country | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 549 1 in: rate varies by country | +4.0% |
| 1993 | 581 1 in: rate varies by country | +5.8% |
| 1994 | 589 1 in: rate varies by country | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 619 1 in: rate varies by country | +5.1% |
| 1996 | 650 1 in: rate varies by country | +5.0% |
| 1997 | 657 1 in: rate varies by country | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 701 1 in: rate varies by country | +6.7% |
| 1999 | 699 1 in: rate varies by country | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 702 1 in: rate varies by country | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 688 1 in: rate varies by country | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 710 1 in: rate varies by country | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 701 1 in: rate varies by country | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 735 1 in: rate varies by country | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 748 1 in: rate varies by country | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 723 1 in: rate varies by country | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 711 1 in: rate varies by country | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 721 1 in: rate varies by country | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 699 1 in: rate varies by country | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 788 1 in: rate varies by country | +12.7% |
| 2011 | 896 1 in: rate varies by country | +13.7% |
| 2012 | 918 1 in: rate varies by country | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 956 1 in: rate varies by country | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 1,008 1 in: rate varies by country | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 1,155 1 in: rate varies by country | +14.6% |
| 2016 | 1,188 1 in: rate varies by country | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 1,272 1 in: rate varies by country | +7.1% |
| 2018 | 1,336 1 in: rate varies by country | +5.0% |
| 2019 | 1,559 1 in: rate varies by country | +16.7% |
| 2020 | 1,691 1 in: rate varies by country | +8.5% |
| 2021 | 894 1 in: rate varies by country | -47.1% |
| 2022 | 1,866 1 in: rate varies by country | +108.7% |
| 2023 | 2,189 1 in: rate varies by country | +17.3% |
Argentina compared with similar countries
- Argentina's 2,189 1 in: rate varies by country is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,343 1 in: rate varies by country, 1.6× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Argentina's 2,189 1 in: rate varies by country is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1,080 1 in: rate varies by country, 2.0× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Lifetime risk of maternal death in Argentina changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +108.7% | 894 1 in: rate varies by country | 1,866 1 in: rate varies by country |
| 2021 | -47.1% | 1,691 1 in: rate varies by country | 894 1 in: rate varies by country |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 470.4 1 in: rate varies by country | 428 1 in: rate varies by country | 515 1 in: rate varies by country | 5 |
| 1990s | 608.8 1 in: rate varies by country | 515 1 in: rate varies by country | 701 1 in: rate varies by country | 10 |
| 2000s | 713.8 1 in: rate varies by country | 688 1 in: rate varies by country | 748 1 in: rate varies by country | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,108 1 in: rate varies by country | 788 1 in: rate varies by country | 1,559 1 in: rate varies by country | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,660 1 in: rate varies by country | 894 1 in: rate varies by country | 2,189 1 in: rate varies by country | 4 |
Countries ranked near Argentina
- 74 Cuba 2,473 1 in: rate varies by country compare
- 75 Egypt 2,223 1 in: rate varies by country compare
- 76 Tajikistan 2,202 1 in: rate varies by country compare
- 78 Antigua and Barbuda 2,108 1 in: rate varies by country compare
- 79 Dominica 2,052 1 in: rate varies by country compare
- 80 Barbados 1,993 1 in: rate varies by country 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)
- 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)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.7 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0269 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.7 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lifetime risk of maternal death in Argentina?
- Lifetime risk of maternal death in Argentina was 2,189 1 in: rate varies by country in 2023, according to Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest lifetime risk of maternal death recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 2,189 1 in: rate varies by country in 2023.
- What is the lowest lifetime risk of maternal death recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 428 1 in: rate varies by country in 1985.
- How does Argentina rank for lifetime risk of maternal death?
- Argentina ranks 77th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifetime risk of maternal death rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 129.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Argentina data come from?
- The figures come from Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Lifetime risk of maternal death (1 in: rate varies by country). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life time risk of maternal death is the probability that a 15-year-old female will die eventually from a maternal cause assuming that current levels of fertility and mortality (including maternal mortality) do not change in the future, taking into account competing causes of death.