US EditionInfant Mortality Jumped 6.25 and Peaked Since 2002: 8.5 Deaths per 1,000 Births
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By Dr. Gabriela Dueñas/ Dra. en Psicología/ Lic. en Educación/ Psicopedagoga INTRODUCTION: In recent years, Argentina has registered a sustained and striking drop in its birth rate. The figures are eloquent and clear any doubts about the magnitude of the phenomenon. According to data from the National Institute of Statistics and Censuses (INDEC), the Global Rate of ...
The rate increased to 8.5 per thousand live births in 2024. Corrientes, Chaco and La Rioja topped the figures for an indicator that broke their historical trend of decline. For the first time since the 2002 crisis, Argentina recorded a significant increase in its infant mortality rate. According to the latest report of Vital Statistics of the Ministry of Health of the Nation, the indicator rose 0.5 points, from 8 to 8.5 deaths per 1,000 live bir…
According to official data, there was an increase of 37 per cent in pregnancy-related deaths during Milei’s first year. Specialists warn that the phenomenon occurs due to difficulties in accessing the health system, the socio-economic context and the fall in prenatal controls. Argentina’s maternal mortality rate increased by 37 per cent in 2024, from 3.2 to 4.4 deaths per 10,000 live births, according to data from the Ministry of Health publishe…
The infant mortality rate in Argentina increased 0.5 points in 2024, for the first time since 2002. The last increase had been in 2022, but it was lower: 0.4 points. According to the Vital Statistics report published by the Ministry of Health of the Nation (which first published and then deleted), the rate went from [...] The entry Infant mortality in Argentina was first published in AgendAR.
Infant mortality increased by 0.5 points and maternal mortality by 1.2 points in Argentina, and this did not happen since 2002. This was achieved by the libertarian administration only in its first year. Although late, it was the government of Javier Milei that published the Yearbook of Vital Statistics 2024, which revealed a decline in key health indicators. After the historical minimum of 8 per thousand in 2023, the infant mortality rate rose …
After more than 20 years, infant mortality rose again in the country and showed strong inequalities between the provinces.
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