A 40 años de la guerra: Perfil demográfico y mortalidad de los combatientes de Malvinas
; Bramajo, Octavio Nicolas Otros responsables
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03/2026
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Asociación Latinoamericana de Población
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Revista Latinoamericana de Población
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2175-8581
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La guerra de Malvinas en 1982 fue el último conflicto bélico protagonizado por un país del Cono Sur, siendo de los eventos más significativos de la historia política y cultural argentina. Sin embargo, a más de 40 años aún queda pendiente conocer el perfil demográfico de los combatientes argentinos y su perfil de mortalidad diferencial. Se describe el perfil demográfico general (edad, sexo, provincia de nacimiento y árbol de parentesco promedio) y el riesgo de mortalidad diferencial de los combatientes argentinos durante y después de la Guerra de Malvinas. Se utiliza el listado oficial de combatientes a junio de 2023 (23.572 personas), junto con registros administrativos e información proveniente de sitios web especializados. Se realizó un análisis descriptivo de los aspectos demográficos de los combatientes al inicio del conflicto, se analizó la curva de sobrevivencia de las cohortes más numerosas, y se estimó el árbol de parentesco promedio de caídos y veteranos. Al momento de la guerra los combatientes eran casi en su totalidad varones con una edad promedio de 24 años. Durante los 74 días de duración, fallecieron 649 personas y a junio de 2023 se cuentan 5.604 muertos (24 % del total de combatientes). Los combatientes de la cohorte 1960-1964 tuvieron la misma probabilidad de fallecer en los últimos 40 años que los no combatientes, pero los veteranos sobrevivientes un riesgo levemente menor. Se identificó una sobrerrepresentación de nacidos en las provincias de Chaco y Corrientes. La guerra dejó aproximadamente 600 hijos, 1.200 padres, 1.800 hermanos y 1.100 abuelos en estado de pérdida. Con la disponibilidad de información actual, la composición por causas de muerte y las brechas de morbi-mortalidad al interior del conjunto de veteranos aún son una incógnita.
The Malvinas War in 1982 was the last military conflict involving a country from the Southern Cone and stands among the most significant events in Argentina’s political and cultural history. However, more than forty years later, the demographic profile of Argentine combatants and their differential mortality patterns remain largely unknown. The general demographic profile (age, sex, province of birth, and average kinship structure) and the differential mortality risk of Argentine combatants during and after the Malvinas War are described. The analysis draws on the official list of combatants (23,572 individuals), complemented with administrative records and information from specialized websites. We conducted a descriptive analysis on the demographic characteristics of the combatants at the onset of the conflict, we examined the survival curves of the largest cohorts, and we estimated the average kinship structure of dead soldiers and veterans. At the time of the war, combatants were almost entirely male, with an average age of 24 years. During the 74 days of the conflict, 649 individuals died, and as of June 2023, 5,604 deaths have been recorded (24 % of all combatants). Combatants born between 1960 and 1964 had the same probability of dying in the past forty years as non-combatants, although surviving veterans exhibited a slightly lower mortality risk. There was an overrepresentation of individuals born in the provinces of Chaco and Corrientes. The war left approximately 600 children, 1,200 parents, 1,800 siblings, and 1,100 grandparents in bereavement. Given the information currently available, the composition of causes of death and the internal morbidity–mortality differentials among veterans remain unknown.
The Malvinas War in 1982 was the last military conflict involving a country from the Southern Cone and stands among the most significant events in Argentina’s political and cultural history. However, more than forty years later, the demographic profile of Argentine combatants and their differential mortality patterns remain largely unknown. The general demographic profile (age, sex, province of birth, and average kinship structure) and the differential mortality risk of Argentine combatants during and after the Malvinas War are described. The analysis draws on the official list of combatants (23,572 individuals), complemented with administrative records and information from specialized websites. We conducted a descriptive analysis on the demographic characteristics of the combatants at the onset of the conflict, we examined the survival curves of the largest cohorts, and we estimated the average kinship structure of dead soldiers and veterans. At the time of the war, combatants were almost entirely male, with an average age of 24 years. During the 74 days of the conflict, 649 individuals died, and as of June 2023, 5,604 deaths have been recorded (24 % of all combatants). Combatants born between 1960 and 1964 had the same probability of dying in the past forty years as non-combatants, although surviving veterans exhibited a slightly lower mortality risk. There was an overrepresentation of individuals born in the provinces of Chaco and Corrientes. The war left approximately 600 children, 1,200 parents, 1,800 siblings, and 1,100 grandparents in bereavement. Given the information currently available, the composition of causes of death and the internal morbidity–mortality differentials among veterans remain unknown.
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