What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5, male between Moldova and Paraguay?

0.3 per 1,000 live births, with Moldova ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Moldova and Paraguay?

54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, under-5, male (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Moldova vs Paraguay: Mortality rate, under-5, male (per 1,000 live births)

Moldova

18.2 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Paraguay

17.9 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Moldova rank

90th

Paraguay rank

91st

Mortality rate, under-5, male (per 1,000 live births) over time

Moldova
Paraguay

How they compare

Moldova currently reports 18.2 per 1,000 live births against 17.9 per 1,000 live births in Paraguay, a difference of 0.3 per 1,000 live births.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Paraguay ahead.

Moldova ranks 90th and Paraguay ranks 91st of 197 countries.

Paraguay has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Moldova	Paraguay	Difference	Ahead
1970s	62.76 per 1,000 live births	77.49 per 1,000 live births	14.73 per 1,000 live births	Paraguay
1980s	46.04 per 1,000 live births	60.26 per 1,000 live births	14.22 per 1,000 live births	Paraguay
1990s	40.13 per 1,000 live births	42.84 per 1,000 live births	2.71 per 1,000 live births	Paraguay
2000s	24.72 per 1,000 live births	32.92 per 1,000 live births	8.2 per 1,000 live births	Paraguay
2010s	17.58 per 1,000 live births	24.51 per 1,000 live births	6.93 per 1,000 live births	Paraguay
2020s	17.74 per 1,000 live births	19.16 per 1,000 live births	1.42 per 1,000 live births	Paraguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, male, Moldova or Paraguay?: Moldova, at 18.2 per 1,000 live births against 17.9 per 1,000 live births in Paraguay as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5, male between Moldova and Paraguay?: 0.3 per 1,000 live births, with Moldova ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Moldova and Paraguay?: 54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do Moldova and Paraguay rank globally for mortality rate, under-5, male?: Moldova ranks 90th and Paraguay ranks 91st of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, under-5, male (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Mortality rate, under-5, male (per 1,000 live births)
Unit: per 1,000 live births
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 244 places, 13,515 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 29 October 2026

Under-five mortality rate, male is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn male baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to male age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.