Mortality rate, under 5 years per 1,000 live births fell 5.49% to 8.60 in Argentina in 2020, according to World Bank / WHO.
Historically, mortality rate, under 5 years per 1,000 live births in Argentina reached an all time high of 72.5 in 1969 and an all time low of 8.60 in 2020. When compared to Argentina's main peers, mortality rate, under 5 years per 1,000 live births in Bolivia amounted to 25.4, 6.80 in Chile, 18.9 in Paraguay and 6.20 in Uruguay in 2020.
Argentina has been ranked 113th within the group of 172 countries we follow in terms of mortality rate, under 5 years per 1,000 live births, 7 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Mortality Rate, Under 5 Years (Per 1,000 Live Births) | Unit | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
| Argentina | 12.1 | 11.5 | 10.9 | 10.3 | 9.70 | |||||||||||||||||
| Bolivia | 33.0 | 31.3 | 29.9 | 28.6 | 27.4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Brazil | 16.3 | 15.9 | 16.7 | 15.4 | 15.2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Chile | 8.10 | 7.90 | 7.70 | 7.40 | 7.20 | |||||||||||||||||
| Paraguay | 23.0 | 22.3 | 21.6 | 20.9 | 20.2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Peru | 16.4 | 15.7 | 15.0 | 14.4 | 13.8 | |||||||||||||||||
| Uruguay | 9.30 | 8.90 | 8.40 | 7.80 | 7.30 |
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