Canada vs Paraguay: Number of child deaths
Canada
1,949 deaths
in 2024
Paraguay
2,227 deaths
in 2024
Canada rank
95th
Paraguay rank
92nd
Number of child deaths over time
- Canada
- Paraguay
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports 2,227 deaths against 1,949 deaths in Canada, a difference of 278 deaths.
That makes Paraguay's figure about 1.1 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 95th and Paraguay ranks 92nd of 199 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 1 and Paraguay in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11,303 deaths | 6,746 deaths | 4,557 deaths | Canada |
| 1970s | 6,078 deaths | 6,745 deaths | 667.9 deaths | Paraguay |
| 1980s | 3,744 deaths | 6,813 deaths | 3,069 deaths | Paraguay |
| 1990s | 2,722 deaths | 5,515 deaths | 2,792 deaths | Paraguay |
| 2000s | 2,097 deaths | 3,954 deaths | 1,857 deaths | Paraguay |
| 2010s | 2,055 deaths | 3,018 deaths | 963 deaths | Paraguay |
| 2020s | 1,925 deaths | 2,405 deaths | 480.2 deaths | Paraguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of child deaths, Canada or Paraguay?
- Paraguay, at 2,227 deaths against 1,949 deaths in Canada as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of child deaths between Canada and Paraguay?
- 278 deaths, with Paraguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Paraguay?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Canada and Paraguay rank globally for number of child deaths?
- Canada ranks 95th and Paraguay ranks 92nd 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 Number of child deaths. 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 children aged under 5 .