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Children died before five per woman in Argentina

Argentina: Children died before five per woman was 0.0207 in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
0.0207
Change on year
down 2.5%
World rank
119th
of 200 countries
All-time high
1.27
in 1911
All-time low
0.019
in 2021
Years of data
109
1911–2024

Children died before five per woman in Argentina, 1911–2024

00.511.5191119672024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Argentina recorded 0.0207 for children died before five per woman in 2024.

The figure is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 26.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, children died before five per woman in Argentina peaked at 1.27 in 1911 and was at its lowest, 0.019, in 2021.

Argentina ranks 119th of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Children died before five per woman in Argentina, year by year

Year Value Change
1911 1.27 —
1912 1.21 -5.3%
1913 1.08 -10.1%
1914 1.04 -4.2%
1915 1.02 -2.3%
1916 0.9996 -1.5%
1917 1.02 +2.5%
1918 1.1 +7.8%
1919 1.05 -4.7%
1920 0.9707 -7.7%
1921 0.8577 -11.6%
1922 0.8097 -5.6%
1923 0.7977 -1.5%
1924 0.8183 +2.6%
1925 0.848 +3.6%
1926 0.8182 -3.5%
1927 0.8626 +5.4%
1928 0.7388 -14.4%
1929 0.6765 -8.4%
1930 0.6075 -10.2%
1931 0.5941 -2.2%
1932 0.5452 -8.2%
1933 0.4784 -12.3%
1934 0.5335 +11.5%
1935 0.5805 +8.8%
1936 0.5076 -12.6%
1937 0.4822 -5.0%
1938 0.5325 +10.4%
1939 0.45 -15.5%
1940 0.45 +0.0%
1941 0.4185 -7.0%
1942 0.4245 +1.4%
1943 0.3832 -9.7%
1944 0.3844 +0.3%
1945 0.3855 +0.3%
1946 0.3354 -13.0%
1947 0.3529 +5.2%
1948 0.3038 -13.9%
1949 0.2925 -3.7%
1950 0.2961 +1.2%
1951 0.2908 -1.8%
1952 0.2803 -3.6%
1953 0.2702 -3.6%
1954 0.2551 -5.6%
1955 0.2645 +3.7%
1956 0.241 -8.9%
1957 0.2971 +23.3%
1958 0.2575 -13.3%
1964 0.1771 -31.2%
1965 0.1761 -0.6%
1966 0.1789 +1.6%
1967 0.1781 -0.5%
1968 0.1768 -0.7%
1969 0.2214 +25.3%
1970 0.2216 +0.1%
1971 0.2201 -0.7%
1972 0.2191 -0.4%
1973 0.2179 -0.6%
1974 0.2148 -1.4%
1975 0.209 -2.7%
1976 0.1998 -4.4%
1977 0.1871 -6.3%
1978 0.1719 -8.1%
1979 0.1561 -9.2%
1980 0.1414 -9.4%
1981 0.1283 -9.2%
1982 0.1171 -8.8%
1983 0.1076 -8.0%
1984 0.1002 -6.9%
1985 0.0947 -5.5%
1986 0.0911 -3.9%
1987 0.089 -2.3%
1988 0.0881 -1.0%
1989 0.0875 -0.7%
1990 0.0873 -0.2%
1991 0.0853 -2.3%
1992 0.0824 -3.4%
1993 0.0788 -4.3%
1994 0.0746 -5.4%
1995 0.0693 -7.1%
1996 0.064 -7.6%
1997 0.0593 -7.4%
1998 0.0556 -6.2%
1999 0.0529 -4.8%
2000 0.0501 -5.3%
2001 0.0476 -5.0%
2002 0.0457 -4.1%
2003 0.0436 -4.4%
2004 0.042 -3.8%
2005 0.0406 -3.2%
2006 0.039 -4.0%
2007 0.0374 -4.0%
2008 0.036 -3.8%
2009 0.035 -2.7%
2010 0.0339 -3.3%
2011 0.0324 -4.3%
2012 0.0309 -4.6%
2013 0.0295 -4.6%
2014 0.0282 -4.5%
2015 0.027 -4.1%
2016 0.0255 -5.8%
2017 0.0239 -6.1%
2018 0.0219 -8.4%
2019 0.0209 -4.5%
2020 0.0196 -6.1%
2021 0.019 -3.3%
2022 0.0217 +14.5%
2023 0.0213 -2.2%
2024 0.0207 -2.5%

Argentina compared with similar countries

  • Argentina's 0.0207 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.027, 77% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Argentina's 0.0207 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0265, 78% of the median. (35 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Children died before five per woman in Argentina changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1969 +25.3% 0.1768 0.2214
1964 -31.2% 0.2575 0.1771

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1910s 1.09 0.9996 1.27 9
1920s 0.8198 0.6765 0.9707 10
1930s 0.5311 0.45 0.6075 10
1940s 0.3731 0.2925 0.45 10
1950s 0.2725 0.241 0.2971 9
1960s 0.1847 0.1761 0.2214 6
1970s 0.2017 0.1561 0.2216 10
1980s 0.1045 0.0875 0.1414 10
1990s 0.071 0.0529 0.0873 10
2000s 0.0417 0.035 0.0501 10
2010s 0.0274 0.0209 0.0339 10
2020s 0.0205 0.019 0.0217 5

Countries ranked near Argentina

  1. 116 Nicaragua 0.0225 compare
  2. 117 Mauritius 0.0221 compare
  3. 118 Bahamas 0.0213 compare
  4. 120 Moldova 0.0207 compare
  5. 121 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.0202 compare
  6. 122 Colombia 0.0199 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is children died before five per woman in Argentina?
Children died before five per woman in Argentina was 0.0207 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest children died before five per woman recorded in Argentina?
The highest recorded value was 1.27 in 1911.
What is the lowest children died before five per woman recorded in Argentina?
The lowest recorded value was 0.019 in 2021.
How does Argentina rank for children died before five per woman?
Argentina ranks 119th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
Is children died before five per woman rising or falling in Argentina?
Over the last ten years it is down 26.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Argentina data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Children died before five per woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Children died before five per woman
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
200 places, 16,060 data points, 1800–2024
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