Overview
- The Ministry of Health presented preliminary 2025 vital statistics showing infant mortality fell from 8.5 to 8 deaths per 1,000 live births, the ministry reported Thursday.
- Natality continued to decline with 401,245 registered births in 2025, about 3% fewer than in 2024, while the DEIS flagged a rise in prematurity and a drop in adolescent pregnancy.
- The release is partial because some provinces delayed reporting certain mortality data, and the full DEIS report will be published once those late inputs arrive.
- Health officials used the COFESA meeting to announce operational steps to reduce avoidable perinatal deaths, including a Unidad de Coordinación Federal de Emergencias Sanitarias, larger antivenom stocks, and a national vector-management dashboard.
- Public-health experts say the figures confirm wide provincial gaps that drive most of the country’s infant deaths and that improving prenatal care, neonatal networks and timely local reporting will be key to further lowering mortality.