What is neonatal mortality rate in Argentina?

Neonatal mortality rate in Argentina was 0.5071 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Argentina?

The highest recorded value was 2.48 deaths per 100 live births in 1970.

What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Argentina?

The lowest recorded value was 0.5071 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Argentina rank for neonatal mortality rate?

Argentina ranks 128th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.

Is neonatal mortality rate rising or falling in Argentina?

Over the last ten years it is down 28.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Argentina data come from?

The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Neonatal mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Neonatal mortality rate in Argentina

Name: Neonatal mortality rate in Argentina
Creator: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Argentina: Neonatal mortality rate was 0.5071 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

0.5071 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 5.6%

World rank

128th

of 199 countries

All-time high

2.48 deaths per 100 live births

in 1970

All-time low

0.5071 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1970–2024

Neonatal mortality rate in Argentina, 1970–2024

Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.

Analysis

In 2024, neonatal mortality rate in Argentina stood at 0.5071 deaths per 100 live births. That is the lowest value across all 55 years on record.

The figure is down 5.6% on the previous year and down 28.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, neonatal mortality rate in Argentina peaked at 2.48 deaths per 100 live births in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0.5071 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

Argentina ranks 128th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 55 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	2.27 deaths per 100 live births	2.02 deaths per 100 live births	2.48 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	1.66 deaths per 100 live births	1.55 deaths per 100 live births	1.85 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	1.33 deaths per 100 live births	1.1 deaths per 100 live births	1.49 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	0.9482 deaths per 100 live births	0.7774 deaths per 100 live births	1.1 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	0.6885 deaths per 100 live births	0.6125 deaths per 100 live births	0.7598 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	0.5612 deaths per 100 live births	0.5071 deaths per 100 live births	0.6038 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Argentina

125 Libya 0.5205 deaths per 100 live births compare
126 Antigua and Barbuda 0.5195 deaths per 100 live births compare
127 Thailand 0.5111 deaths per 100 live births compare
129 Armenia 0.5063 deaths per 100 live births compare
130 Georgia 0.4954 deaths per 100 live births compare
131 Chile 0.4678 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

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Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 356,054 (2025)
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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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is neonatal mortality rate in Argentina?: Neonatal mortality rate in Argentina was 0.5071 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Argentina?: The highest recorded value was 2.48 deaths per 100 live births in 1970.
What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Argentina?: The lowest recorded value was 0.5071 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Argentina rank for neonatal mortality rate?: Argentina ranks 128th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is neonatal mortality rate rising or falling in Argentina?: Over the last ten years it is down 28.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Argentina data come from?: The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Neonatal mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Neonatal mortality rate
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 10,377 data points, 1951–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days, per 100 live births .