Neonatal mortality per 1,000 live births fell 11.7% to 5.30 in Argentina in 2019, according to World Bank / WHO.
Historically, neonatal mortality per 1,000 live births in Argentina reached an all time high of 24.9 in 1970 and an all time low of 5.30 in 2019. When compared to Argentina's main peers, neonatal mortality per 1,000 live births in Bolivia amounted to 14.0, 4.50 in Chile, 10.4 in Paraguay and 4.00 in Uruguay in 2019.
Argentina has been ranked 107th within the group of 172 countries we follow in terms of neonatal mortality per 1,000 live births, 3 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Neonatal Mortality (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 | 6.90 | 6.50 | 6.40 | 6.30 | 6.00 | |||||||||||||||||
| Bolivia | 17.6 | 16.7 | 15.9 | 15.2 | 14.6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Brazil | 9.70 | 9.50 | 10.0 | 9.30 | 9.20 | |||||||||||||||||
| Chile | 5.20 | 5.10 | 5.00 | 4.90 | 4.70 | |||||||||||||||||
| Paraguay | 12.3 | 11.9 | 11.6 | 11.2 | 10.8 | |||||||||||||||||
| Peru | 8.40 | 8.00 | 7.80 | 7.50 | 7.20 | |||||||||||||||||
| Uruguay | 5.20 | 5.00 | 4.80 | 4.40 | 4.00 |
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