Canada vs Paraguay: Number of infant deaths
Canada
1,692 deaths
in 2024
Paraguay
1,982 deaths
in 2024
Canada rank
93rd
Paraguay rank
90th
Number of infant deaths over time
- Canada
- Paraguay
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports 1,982 deaths against 1,692 deaths in Canada, a difference of 290 deaths.
That makes Paraguay's figure about 1.2 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 68 shared years of data; in 1957 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 93rd and Paraguay ranks 90th of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 2 and Paraguay in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 13,288 deaths | 4,853 deaths | 8,435 deaths | Canada |
| 1960s | 9,861 deaths | 5,236 deaths | 4,625 deaths | Canada |
| 1970s | 5,073 deaths | 5,405 deaths | 331.9 deaths | Paraguay |
| 1980s | 3,086 deaths | 5,641 deaths | 2,555 deaths | Paraguay |
| 1990s | 2,264 deaths | 4,638 deaths | 2,374 deaths | Paraguay |
| 2000s | 1,802 deaths | 3,402 deaths | 1,600 deaths | Paraguay |
| 2010s | 1,787 deaths | 2,663 deaths | 875.7 deaths | Paraguay |
| 2020s | 1,668 deaths | 2,135 deaths | 467.4 deaths | Paraguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of infant deaths, Canada or Paraguay?
- Paraguay, at 1,982 deaths against 1,692 deaths in Canada as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of infant deaths between Canada and Paraguay?
- 290 deaths, with Paraguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Paraguay?
- 68 years are reported by both, from 1957 to 2024.
- How do Canada and Paraguay rank globally for number of infant deaths?
- Canada ranks 93rd and Paraguay ranks 90th 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 infant 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 1 .