Bolivia vs Paraguay: Infant mortality rate by sex
Bolivia
1.28 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Paraguay
1.3 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Bolivia rank
91st
Paraguay rank
88th
Infant mortality rate by sex over time
- Bolivia
- Paraguay
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports 1.3 deaths per 100 live births against 1.28 deaths per 100 live births in Bolivia, a difference of 0.02 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Bolivia ahead.
Bolivia ranks 91st and Paraguay ranks 88th of 199 countries.
Bolivia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bolivia | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.56 deaths per 100 live births | 5.73 deaths per 100 live births | 9.82 deaths per 100 live births | Bolivia |
| 1970s | 12.39 deaths per 100 live births | 5.37 deaths per 100 live births | 7.02 deaths per 100 live births | Bolivia |
| 1980s | 9.65 deaths per 100 live births | 4.19 deaths per 100 live births | 5.46 deaths per 100 live births | Bolivia |
| 1990s | 6.89 deaths per 100 live births | 2.99 deaths per 100 live births | 3.9 deaths per 100 live births | Bolivia |
| 2000s | 4.03 deaths per 100 live births | 2.34 deaths per 100 live births | 1.69 deaths per 100 live births | Bolivia |
| 2010s | 2.2 deaths per 100 live births | 1.76 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4359 deaths per 100 live births | Bolivia |
| 2020s | 1.4 deaths per 100 live births | 1.39 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0142 deaths per 100 live births | Bolivia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate by sex, Bolivia or Paraguay?
- Paraguay, at 1.3 deaths per 100 live births against 1.28 deaths per 100 live births in Bolivia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate by sex between Bolivia and Paraguay?
- 0.02 deaths per 100 live births, with Paraguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Paraguay?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Bolivia and Paraguay rank globally for infant mortality rate by sex?
- Bolivia ranks 91st and Paraguay ranks 88th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Infant mortality rate by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of female children aged under one year, per 100 live births .