Under-five mortality rate — all countries

Under-five mortality rate — Argentina

Under-five mortality rate in Argentina in 2024 — 9.5 per 1,000. Ranked 70 in the world out of 196. Since 1969, the indicator has fallen by 86.9%.

2024 9.5 per 1,000 −2.06% vs 2023
World rank 70of 196
Period maximum 72.6 per 1,0001969
Period minimum 9.5 per 1,0002024

Trend over time

1969–2024 · per 1,000 live births

Under-five mortality rate — Argentina, 1969–202402040608019691975198119871993199920052011201720231969: 72.6 per 1,0001970: 71.8 per 1,0001971: 70.8 per 1,0001972: 69.7 per 1,0001973: 68.1 per 1,0001974: 66.1 per 1,0001975: 63.3 per 1,0001976: 59.8 per 1,0001977: 55.7 per 1,0001978: 51.2 per 1,0001979: 46.8 per 1,0001980: 42.8 per 1,0001981: 39.4 per 1,0001982: 36.5 per 1,0001983: 34.1 per 1,0001984: 32.1 per 1,0001985: 30.6 per 1,0001986: 29.6 per 1,0001987: 29.1 per 1,0001988: 29 per 1,0001989: 29 per 1,0001990: 28.8 per 1,0001991: 28.3 per 1,0001992: 27.6 per 1,0001993: 26.6 per 1,0001994: 25.4 per 1,0001995: 24.2 per 1,0001996: 23 per 1,0001997: 21.9 per 1,0001998: 20.9 per 1,0001999: 20 per 1,0002000: 19.4 per 1,0002001: 18.8 per 1,0002002: 18.3 per 1,0002003: 17.8 per 1,0002004: 17.3 per 1,0002005: 16.7 per 1,0002006: 16.2 per 1,0002007: 15.8 per 1,0002008: 15.4 per 1,0002009: 15 per 1,0002010: 14.4 per 1,0002011: 13.9 per 1,0002012: 13.3 per 1,0002013: 12.7 per 1,0002014: 12.2 per 1,0002015: 11.7 per 1,0002016: 11.4 per 1,0002017: 11 per 1,0002018: 10.7 per 1,0002019: 10.5 per 1,0002020: 10.3 per 1,0002021: 10.1 per 1,0002022: 9.9 per 1,0002023: 9.7 per 1,0002024: 9.5 per 1,000
Change over the period: −63.1 (−86.91%) Average annual rate: -3.63 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Argentina 9.5 per 1,000
World 37.4 per 1,000
Latin America & Caribbean 15.4 per 1,000
South America computed 13.6 per 1,000
Upper-middle-income countries computed 10.4 per 1,000
Under-five mortality rate — Argentina, by year Argentina All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2024 9.5 −0.2 −2.06%
2023 9.7 −0.2 −2.02%
2022 9.9 −0.2 −1.98%
2021 10.1 −0.2 −1.94%
2020 10.3 −0.2 −1.9%
2019 10.5 −0.2 −1.87%
2018 10.7 −0.3 −2.73%
2017 11 −0.4 −3.51%
2016 11.4 −0.3 −2.56%
2015 11.7 −0.5 −4.1%
2014 12.2 −0.5 −3.94%
2013 12.7 −0.6 −4.51%
2012 13.3 −0.6 −4.32%
2011 13.9 −0.5 −3.47%
2010 14.4 −0.6 −4%
2009 15 −0.4 −2.6%
2008 15.4 −0.4 −2.53%
2007 15.8 −0.4 −2.47%
2006 16.2 −0.5 −2.99%
2005 16.7 −0.6 −3.47%
2004 17.3 −0.5 −2.81%
2003 17.8 −0.5 −2.73%
2002 18.3 −0.5 −2.66%
2001 18.8 −0.6 −3.09%
2000 19.4 −0.6 −3%
1999 20 −0.9 −4.31%
1998 20.9 −1 −4.57%
1997 21.9 −1.1 −4.78%
1996 23 −1.2 −4.96%
1995 24.2 −1.2 −4.72%
1994 25.4 −1.2 −4.51%
1993 26.6 −1 −3.62%
1992 27.6 −0.7 −2.47%
1991 28.3 −0.5 −1.74%
1990 28.8 −0.2 −0.69%
1989 29 +0 +0%
1988 29 −0.1 −0.34%
1987 29.1 −0.5 −1.69%
1986 29.6 −1 −3.27%
1985 30.6 −1.5 −4.67%
1984 32.1 −2 −5.87%
1983 34.1 −2.4 −6.58%
1982 36.5 −2.9 −7.36%
1981 39.4 −3.4 −7.94%
1980 42.8 −4 −8.55%
1979 46.8 −4.4 −8.59%
1978 51.2 −4.5 −8.08%
1977 55.7 −4.1 −6.86%
1976 59.8 −3.5 −5.53%
1975 63.3 −2.8 −4.24%
1974 66.1 −2 −2.94%
1973 68.1 −1.6 −2.3%
1972 69.7 −1.1 −1.55%
1971 70.8 −1 −1.39%
1970 71.8 −0.8 −1.1%
1969 72.6

About the indicator

The probability of dying before the age of five, expressed as the number of deaths per 1,000 live births. The main target indicator of UN Sustainable Development Goal 3.2 — to bring it down to 25 per 1,000 by 2030. The gap between countries remains more than twentyfold, while over the past thirty years the world value has more than halved.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.