A few weeks ago, Argentina’s Health Ministry published its annual summary of Argentine birth statistics in 2023. The bottom line was that a total 460,902 babies were born nationwide, confirming the downward trend of almost the last two decades – for example, the number of live births registered for 2022 was 495,295 – 6.5 percent less than in 2021 for a further slide down. From 2022 to 2023, births declined seven percent.