Bolivia, Plurinational State of vs Paraguay: Infant mortality by sex

Bolivia, Plurinational State of
1.56 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Paraguay
1.59 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Bolivia, Plurinational State of rank
90th
Paraguay rank
89th

Infant mortality by sex over time

  • Bolivia, Plurinational State of
  • Paraguay
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How they compare

Paraguay currently reports 1.59 deaths per 100 live births against 1.56 deaths per 100 live births in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, a difference of 0.03 deaths per 100 live births.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Bolivia, Plurinational State of ahead.

Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 90th and Paraguay ranks 89th of 199 countries.

Bolivia, Plurinational State of has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bolivia, Plurinational State of Paraguay Difference Ahead
1960s 19.04 deaths per 100 live births 6.71 deaths per 100 live births 12.33 deaths per 100 live births Bolivia, Plurinational State of
1970s 15.16 deaths per 100 live births 6.27 deaths per 100 live births 8.89 deaths per 100 live births Bolivia, Plurinational State of
1980s 11.42 deaths per 100 live births 4.96 deaths per 100 live births 6.46 deaths per 100 live births Bolivia, Plurinational State of
1990s 8.07 deaths per 100 live births 3.61 deaths per 100 live births 4.46 deaths per 100 live births Bolivia, Plurinational State of
2000s 4.84 deaths per 100 live births 2.85 deaths per 100 live births 2 deaths per 100 live births Bolivia, Plurinational State of
2010s 2.69 deaths per 100 live births 2.16 deaths per 100 live births 0.5257 deaths per 100 live births Bolivia, Plurinational State of
2020s 1.72 deaths per 100 live births 1.7 deaths per 100 live births 0.0187 deaths per 100 live births Bolivia, Plurinational State of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher infant mortality by sex, Bolivia, Plurinational State of or Paraguay?
Paraguay, at 1.59 deaths per 100 live births against 1.56 deaths per 100 live births in Bolivia, Plurinational State of as of 2024.
What is the difference in infant mortality by sex between Bolivia, Plurinational State of and Paraguay?
0.03 deaths per 100 live births, with Paraguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia, Plurinational State of and Paraguay?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Bolivia, Plurinational State of and Paraguay rank globally for infant mortality by sex?
Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 90th and Paraguay ranks 89th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Infant mortality by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Infant mortality by sex
Unit
deaths per 100 live births
Source
United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 12,987 data points, 1950–2024
Last refreshed

Estimated number of deaths of male children aged under one year, per 100 live births .