Child stunting in Argentina
8.7% of children under five in Argentina were stunted in 2018.
Argentina, 2018
8.7%
Change from 2005
+1.5percentage points
Median of G20 countries, 2018
7.4%
Child stunting in Argentina over time
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% of children under 5. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Argentina |
|---|---|
| 2018 | 8.7% |
| 2005 | 7.2% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- The previous available figure was 7.2% in 2005, a change of +1.5 percentage points.
- Since 1994, when it was 7.1%, the figure has changed by +1.6 percentage points.
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Under-five mortality rate
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Life expectancy estimates and projections
77.4 years
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Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections
18.1 years
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Healthy life expectancy
66.4 years
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UHC service coverage
80
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