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Argentina - Life Expectancy and Healthcare Spending per Capita 77.54

World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 217 economies tracked

Latest value

77.54 (2024)

Global rank

##80 of 217 economies

vs global median

1.0×

Growth since 1960

1.21×

Ranking Race — Life Expectancy and Healthcare Spending per Capita

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#16#31#46#61#7619601970198019902000201020202024#57#802017 overtook Guam2023 overtook Palestine
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Real annual global ranks, 1960 - 2024. Argentina climbed from #57 to #80 (overtook Guam). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Argentina ↓

Key Events — Argentina

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

1989
Hyperinflation curated

Prices spiral out of control before convertibility plan.

2001
Sovereign default curated

Largest default in history; peso peg abandoned.

2003
Commodity boom rebound curated

Strong recovery driven by commodity exports.

2017
Overtook Guam in global rank auto
2018
Currency crisis curated

IMF bailout as the peso loses half its value.

2023
Overtook Palestine in global rank auto

Life Expectancy and Healthcare Spending per Capita, 1960-2024

World Bank WDI · Years · linear scale · ranking in the race above
19601975199020052020202464.2468.6773.1177.54

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