Maternal mortality ratio - SDG 3.1.1 in Argentina
Argentina: Maternal mortality ratio - SDG 3.1.1 was 33.23 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Maternal mortality ratio - SDG 3.1.1 in Argentina, 2000–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2023, maternal mortality ratio - sdg 3.1.1 in Argentina stood at 33.23. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 15.5% on the previous year and down 28.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maternal mortality ratio - sdg 3.1.1 in Argentina peaked at 76.49 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 33.23, in 2023.
That places Argentina 29th out of 32 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Maternal mortality ratio - SDG 3.1.1 in Argentina, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 57.81 | — |
| 2001 | 60.25 | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 59.15 | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 60.93 | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 58.44 | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 57.46 | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 60.04 | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 61.74 | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 59.32 | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 62.11 | +4.7% |
| 2010 | 54.74 | -11.9% |
| 2011 | 48.47 | -11.5% |
| 2012 | 49.27 | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 46.73 | -5.2% |
| 2014 | 43.45 | -7.0% |
| 2015 | 38.62 | -11.1% |
| 2016 | 39.51 | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 38.34 | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 38.48 | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 36.41 | -5.4% |
| 2020 | 39.68 | +9.0% |
| 2021 | 76.49 | +92.8% |
| 2022 | 39.32 | -48.6% |
| 2023 | 33.23 | -15.5% |
Argentina compared with similar countries
- Argentina's 33.23 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 54.72, 61% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Argentina's 33.23 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 55.61, 60% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Maternal mortality ratio - SDG 3.1.1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +92.8% | 39.68 | 76.49 |
| 2022 | -48.6% | 76.49 | 39.32 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 59.73 | 57.46 | 62.11 | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.4 | 36.41 | 54.74 | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.18 | 33.23 | 76.49 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Argentina
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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 684 (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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0283 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is maternal mortality ratio - sdg 3.1.1 in Argentina?
- Maternal mortality ratio - sdg 3.1.1 in Argentina was 33.23 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest maternal mortality ratio - sdg 3.1.1 recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 76.49 in 2021.
- What is the lowest maternal mortality ratio - sdg 3.1.1 recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.23 in 2023.
- How does Argentina rank for maternal mortality ratio - sdg 3.1.1?
- Argentina ranks 29th out of 32 countries with data for 2023.
- Is maternal mortality ratio - sdg 3.1.1 rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Argentina data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Maternal mortality ratio - SDG 3.1.1. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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