Womens life expectancy at birth in Argentina
Argentina: Womens life expectancy at birth was 79.88 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
79.88
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
98th
of 236 countries
All-time high
79.88
in 2023
All-time low
64.35
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Womens life expectancy at birth in Argentina, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, womens life expectancy at birth in Argentina stood at 79.88. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, womens life expectancy at birth in Argentina peaked at 79.88 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 64.35, in 1950.
Argentina ranks 98th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Womens life expectancy at birth in Argentina, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 64.35 | — |
| 1951 | 64.67 | +0.5% |
| 1952 | 65.42 | +1.2% |
| 1953 | 65.82 | +0.6% |
| 1954 | 66.18 | +0.5% |
| 1955 | 66.06 | -0.2% |
| 1956 | 66.9 | +1.3% |
| 1957 | 66.46 | -0.7% |
| 1958 | 67.41 | +1.4% |
| 1959 | 67.44 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 67.79 | +0.5% |
| 1961 | 68.24 | +0.7% |
| 1962 | 68.28 | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 68.58 | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 68.54 | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 68.82 | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 69.09 | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 69.29 | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 69.19 | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 69.13 | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 69.56 | +0.6% |
| 1971 | 69.42 | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 69.76 | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 70.09 | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 70.37 | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 70.91 | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 70.98 | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 71.56 | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 71.71 | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 72 | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 72.05 | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 72.44 | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 72.56 | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 72.71 | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 72.78 | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 73.4 | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 73.81 | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 74.22 | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 74.62 | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 75.04 | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 74.88 | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 75.34 | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 75.5 | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 75.71 | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 75.91 | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 76.17 | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 76.43 | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 76.84 | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 76.88 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 77.08 | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 77.29 | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 77.64 | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 77.91 | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 77.81 | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 78.18 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 78.63 | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 78.44 | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 77.92 | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 78.58 | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 78.59 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 78.73 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 79.4 | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 78.67 | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 78.62 | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 79.15 | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 79.8 | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 79.13 | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 79.2 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 79.5 | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 79.44 | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 78.78 | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 76.86 | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 78.32 | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 79.88 | +2.0% |
Argentina compared with similar countries
- Argentina's 79.88 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 77.75, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Argentina's 79.88 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 78.49, 1.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 66.07 | 64.35 | 67.44 | 10 |
| 1960s | 68.69 | 67.79 | 69.29 | 10 |
| 1970s | 70.64 | 69.42 | 72 | 10 |
| 1980s | 73.36 | 72.05 | 75.04 | 10 |
| 1990s | 76.07 | 74.88 | 77.08 | 10 |
| 2000s | 78.1 | 77.29 | 78.63 | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.17 | 78.62 | 79.8 | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.46 | 76.86 | 79.88 | 4 |
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- 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)
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- 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 womens life expectancy at birth in Argentina?
- Womens life expectancy at birth in Argentina was 79.88 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest womens life expectancy at birth recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 79.88 in 2023.
- What is the lowest womens life expectancy at birth recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.35 in 1950.
- How does Argentina rank for womens life expectancy at birth?
- Argentina ranks 98th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is womens life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Argentina data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Womens life expectancy at birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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