Number of youth deaths in Argentina
Argentina: Number of youth deaths was 6,392 deaths in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of youth deaths in Argentina, 1990–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of youth deaths in Argentina is 6,392 deaths, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 41.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of youth deaths in Argentina peaked at 22,726 deaths in 1990 and was at its lowest, 6,392 deaths, in 2024.
Argentina ranks 71st of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of youth deaths in Argentina, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 22,726 deaths | — |
| 1991 | 22,626 deaths | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 22,190 deaths | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 21,555 deaths | -2.9% |
| 1994 | 20,785 deaths | -3.6% |
| 1995 | 19,849 deaths | -4.5% |
| 1996 | 18,800 deaths | -5.3% |
| 1997 | 17,791 deaths | -5.4% |
| 1998 | 16,949 deaths | -4.7% |
| 1999 | 16,346 deaths | -3.6% |
| 2000 | 15,863 deaths | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 15,386 deaths | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 14,959 deaths | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 14,547 deaths | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 14,156 deaths | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 13,855 deaths | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 13,557 deaths | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 13,232 deaths | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 13,101 deaths | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 12,924 deaths | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 12,580 deaths | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 12,195 deaths | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 11,599 deaths | -4.9% |
| 2013 | 11,093 deaths | -4.4% |
| 2014 | 10,843 deaths | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 10,516 deaths | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 9,984 deaths | -5.1% |
| 2017 | 9,443 deaths | -5.4% |
| 2018 | 8,956 deaths | -5.2% |
| 2019 | 8,337 deaths | -6.9% |
| 2020 | 7,501 deaths | -10.0% |
| 2021 | 6,950 deaths | -7.3% |
| 2022 | 6,667 deaths | -4.1% |
| 2023 | 6,461 deaths | -3.1% |
| 2024 | 6,392 deaths | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19,962 deaths | 16,346 deaths | 22,726 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 14,158 deaths | 12,924 deaths | 15,863 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 10,555 deaths | 8,337 deaths | 12,580 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,794 deaths | 6,392 deaths | 7,501 deaths | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of youth deaths in Argentina?
- Number of youth deaths in Argentina was 6,392 deaths in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of youth deaths recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 22,726 deaths in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of youth deaths recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,392 deaths in 2024.
- How does Argentina rank for number of youth deaths?
- Argentina ranks 71st out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of youth deaths rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.0%. 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 Number of youth deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths of children aged under fifteen years.