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Argentina vs Brazil: Health & Population

This page compares Argentina and Brazil across 109 Health & Population indicators. Pick any indicator below for the full side-by-side trend, ranking, and difference.

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Indicator Argentina Brazil Detail
Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population) 18.82 15.95 Compare →
Life expectancy at birth, total (years) 77.54 76.02 Compare →
Mortality rate, adult, male (per 1,000 male adults) 125.90 169.80 Compare →
Urban population (% of total population) 92.27 87.90 Compare →
Population, female (% of total population) 50.37 50.80 Compare →
Population, male 22.68M 104.30M Compare →
Population, male (% of total population) 49.63 49.20 Compare →
Rural population 3.53M 25.66M Compare →
Rural population (% of total population) 7.73 12.10 Compare →
Urban population growth (annual %) 0.43 0.72 Compare →
Urban population 42.17M 186.34M Compare →
Fertility rate, total (births per woman) 1.50 1.61 Compare →
Mortality rate, adult, female (per 1,000 female adults) 80.31 83.42 Compare →
Population, total 45.70M 212.00M Compare →
Population ages 65 and above (% of total population) 12.42 11.05 Compare →
Population ages 0-14 (% of total population) 21.60 19.67 Compare →
Net migration 2,859.00 -217,283.00 Compare →
Adolescent fertility rate (births per 1,000 women ages 15-19) 25.56 41.46 Compare →
Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people) 11.09 12.13 Compare →
Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people) 7.73 7.07 Compare →
Life expectancy at birth, female (years) 80.02 79.15 Compare →
Life expectancy at birth, male (years) 74.98 72.95 Compare →
Survival to age 65, female (% of cohort) 86.87 86.51 Compare →
Survival to age 65, male (% of cohort) 80.08 75.60 Compare →
Population ages 0-14, female 4.81M 20.42M Compare →
Population ages 0-14, female (% of female population) 20.88 18.96 Compare →
Population ages 0-14, male 5.07M 21.27M Compare →
Population ages 0-14, male (% of male population) 22.34 20.39 Compare →
Population ages 0-14, total 9.87M 41.69M Compare →
Population ages 15-64, female 14.94M 74.15M Compare →
Population ages 15-64, female (% of female population) 64.90 68.85 Compare →
Population ages 15-64, male 15.21M 72.73M Compare →
Population ages 15-64, male (% of male population) 67.08 69.74 Compare →
Population ages 15-64, total 30.15M 146.88M Compare →
Population ages 15-64 (% of total population) 65.98 69.29 Compare →
Population ages 65 and above, female 3.27M 13.13M Compare →
Population ages 65 and above, female (% of female population) 14.22 12.19 Compare →
Population ages 65 and above, male 2.40M 10.29M Compare →
Population ages 65 and above, male (% of male population) 10.59 9.87 Compare →
Population ages 65 and above, total 5.67M 23.42M Compare →
Sex ratio at birth (male births per female births) 1.05 1.05 Compare →
Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population) 51.56 44.33 Compare →
Age dependency ratio, young (% of working-age population) 32.74 28.38 Compare →
Population growth (annual %) 0.35 0.41 Compare →
Population, female 23.02M 107.70M Compare →
International migrant stock (% of population) 4.30 0.70 Compare →
International migrant stock, total 1.96M 1.41M Compare →
People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population) 99.04 100.00 Compare →
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population) 94.82 92.40 Compare →
People practicing open defecation (% of population) 1.53 0.00 Compare →
Diabetes prevalence (% of population ages 20 to 79) 14.00 10.60 Compare →
Rural population growth (annual %) -0.68 -1.88 Compare →
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin 6,189.00 86,150.00 Compare →
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of origin 464.00 5,072.00 Compare →
Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births) 8.00 12.30 Compare →
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years (per 1,000) 1.20 1.60 Compare →
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years (per 1,000) 2.90 4.70 Compare →
Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years (per 1,000) 4.40 7.80 Compare →
Mortality rate, under-5, female (per 1,000 live births) 8.50 12.60 Compare →
Mortality rate, under-5, male (per 1,000 live births) 10.40 15.70 Compare →
Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births) 5.10 7.10 Compare →
Mortality rate, infant, female (per 1,000 live births) 7.10 10.80 Compare →
Mortality rate, infant, male (per 1,000 live births) 8.90 13.60 Compare →
Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births) 9.50 14.20 Compare →
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years 641.00 3,404.00 Compare →
Number of deaths ages 10-14 years 912.00 4,512.00 Compare →
Number of deaths ages 15-19 years 2,077.00 14,147.00 Compare →
Number of deaths ages 20-24 years 3,063.00 24,673.00 Compare →
Number of infant deaths 4,048.00 31,647.00 Compare →
Number of under-five deaths 4,839.00 36,892.00 Compare →
Number of neonatal deaths 2,569.00 18,331.00 Compare →
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years (per 1,000) 0.90 1.20 Compare →
Lifetime risk of maternal death (%) 0.05 0.10 Compare →
Physicians (per 1,000 people) 5.11 2.36 Compare →
Maternal mortality ratio (modeled estimate, per 100,000 live births) 33.00 67.00 Compare →
Number of maternal deaths 170.00 1,700.00 Compare →
Lifetime risk of maternal death (1 in: rate varies by country) 2,189.00 1,037.00 Compare →
Current health expenditure (% of GDP) 10.27 9.73 Compare →
UHC service coverage index 80.00 84.00 Compare →
Immunization, measles (% of children ages 12-23 months) 82.00 93.00 Compare →
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%) 41.25 18.13 Compare →
Immunization, DPT (% of children ages 12-23 months) 75.00 91.00 Compare →
Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%) 24.40 23.10 Compare →
Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (% of women ages 15-49) 23.50 21.30 Compare →
Prevalence of anemia among non-pregnant women (% of women ages 15-49) 23.50 21.20 Compare →
Prevalence of anemia among children (% of children ages 6-59 months) 19.00 11.60 Compare →
Mortality caused by road traffic injury (per 100,000 population) 14.10 16.00 Compare →
Hospital beds (per 1,000 people) 3.36 2.52 Compare →
Immunization, HepB3 (% of one-year-old children) 75.00 90.00 Compare →
Total alcohol consumption per capita, male (liters of pure alcohol, projected estimates, male 15+ years of age) 12.59 12.37 Compare →
Total alcohol consumption per capita, female (liters of pure alcohol, projected estimates, female 15+ years of age) 3.71 3.27 Compare →
Total alcohol consumption per capita (liters of pure alcohol, projected estimates, 15+ years of age) 8.05 7.70 Compare →
Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70 (%) 13.40 14.50 Compare →
Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning (per 100,000 population) 0.27 0.14 Compare →
Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, female (per 100,000 female population) 0.17 0.08 Compare →
Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, male (per 100,000 male population) 0.38 0.19 Compare →
Suicide mortality rate, male (per 100,000 male population) 12.58 11.40 Compare →
Suicide mortality rate (per 100,000 population) 7.94 7.59 Compare →
Suicide mortality rate, female (per 100,000 female population) 3.37 3.90 Compare →
Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nutrition conditions (% of total) 35.62 34.09 Compare →
Cause of death, by injury (% of total) 3.87 8.46 Compare →
Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases (% of total) 60.51 57.45 Compare →
Cause of death, by other COVID-19 pandemic-related outcomes (% of total) 0.00 0.00 Compare →
Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70, female (%) 10.90 12.00 Compare →
Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70, male (%) 16.10 17.30 Compare →
Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution, age-standardized, male (per 100,000 male population) 38.70 35.80 Compare →
Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution, age-standardized (per 100,000 population) 29.70 28.90 Compare →
Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution, age-standardized, female (per 100,000 female population) 23.00 23.50 Compare →
Mortality rate attributed to unsafe water, unsafe sanitation and lack of hygiene (per 100,000 population) 11.40 6.60 Compare →
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Source: World Bank Open Data, CC BY 4.0. Values shown are the most recent reported year for each indicator and may differ between countries.