Life expectancy at birth — all countries

Life expectancy at birth — Argentina

Life expectancy at birth in Argentina in 2024 — 77.5 years. Ranked 80 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 20.7%.

2024 77.5 years +0.19% vs 2023
World rank 80of 217
Period maximum 77.5 years2024
Period minimum 64.2 years1960

Trend over time

1960–2024 · years

Life expectancy at birth — Argentina, 1960–2024606570758019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 64.2 years1962: 64.6 years1964: 64.8 years1966: 65.4 years1968: 65.2 years1970: 65.6 years1972: 66 years1974: 66.4 years1976: 67 years1978: 68 years1980: 68.6 years1982: 69 years1984: 69.4 years1986: 70.3 years1988: 71.1 years1990: 71.6 years1992: 72.1 years1994: 72.7 years1996: 73.1 years1998: 73.4 years2000: 73.9 years2002: 74.3 years2004: 74.9 years2006: 75.3 years2008: 75.4 years2010: 75.7 years2012: 75.8 years2014: 76.3 years2016: 76.1 years2018: 76.8 years2020: 75.9 years2022: 75.8 years2024: 77.5 years
Change over the period: +13.3 (+20.7%) Average annual rate: 0.29 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Argentina

Argentina 77.5 years
World 73.5 years
South America computed 76.4 years
Upper-middle-income countries computed 76.3 years
Life expectancy at birth — Argentina, by year Argentina All countries CSV XLSX
Year years Change Change, %
2024 77.5 +0.1 +0.19%
2023 77.4 +1.6 +2.1%
2022 75.8 +1.9 +2.51%
2021 73.9 −1.9 −2.54%
2020 75.9 −1 −1.26%
2019 76.8 +0.1 +0.1%
2018 76.8 +0.2 +0.3%
2017 76.5 +0.4 +0.58%
2016 76.1 −0.5 −0.65%
2015 76.6 +0.3 +0.44%
2014 76.3 +0.4 +0.58%
2013 75.8 +0 +0.04%
2012 75.8 −0.3 −0.39%
2011 76.1 +0.4 +0.55%
2010 75.7 +0.1 +0.14%
2009 75.6 +0.1 +0.2%
2008 75.4 +0.6 +0.86%
2007 74.8 −0.5 −0.66%
2006 75.3 +0 +0.06%
2005 75.2 +0.4 +0.48%
2004 74.9 +0.6 +0.76%
2003 74.3 −0 −0.01%
2002 74.3 +0.2 +0.21%
2001 74.2 +0.2 +0.33%
2000 73.9 +0.2 +0.31%
1999 73.7 +0.3 +0.37%
1998 73.4 +0 +0.01%
1997 73.4 +0.4 +0.48%
1996 73.1 +0.2 +0.26%
1995 72.9 +0.1 +0.18%
1994 72.7 +0.4 +0.59%
1993 72.3 +0.2 +0.29%
1992 72.1 +0.1 +0.11%
1991 72 +0.4 +0.57%
1990 71.6 +0.1 +0.16%
1989 71.5 +0.4 +0.57%
1988 71.1 +0.4 +0.56%
1987 70.7 +0.4 +0.59%
1986 70.3 +0.4 +0.58%
1985 69.9 +0.5 +0.76%
1984 69.4 +0.1 +0.09%
1983 69.3 +0.3 +0.46%
1982 69 +0.1 +0.17%
1981 68.9 +0.3 +0.41%
1980 68.6 +0.1 +0.21%
1979 68.4 +0.4 +0.64%
1978 68 +0.4 +0.6%
1977 67.6 +0.6 +0.84%
1976 67 +0.1 +0.1%
1975 67 +0.6 +0.84%
1974 66.4 +0.2 +0.33%
1973 66.2 +0.2 +0.35%
1972 66 +0.3 +0.51%
1971 65.6 −0 −0.04%
1970 65.6 +0.6 +0.86%
1969 65.1 −0.1 −0.23%
1968 65.2 −0.2 −0.36%
1967 65.5 +0.1 +0.11%
1966 65.4 +0.3 +0.53%
1965 65.1 +0.2 +0.37%
1964 64.8 −0 −0.06%
1963 64.9 +0.2 +0.37%
1962 64.6 −0 −0.02%
1961 64.6 +0.4 +0.61%
1960 64.2

About the indicator

Life expectancy at birth is the average number of years a newborn would live if age-specific mortality rates stayed the same as in the year of calculation. It is not a forecast for any individual but a summary measure of the current mortality regime: the indicator falls sharply in years of epidemics and wars and recovers just as fast.

Important: The indicator is highly sensitive to infant mortality: a decline there adds more years than an improvement in the health of the elderly.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.