Cervical cancer death rate in women in Paraguay
Paraguay: Cervical cancer death rate in women was 12.1 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
12.1 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
down 4.2%
World rank
8th
of 111 countries
All-time high
13.13 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2017
All-time low
8.01 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2003
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Cervical cancer death rate in women in Paraguay, 2000–2021
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cervical cancer death rate in women in Paraguay is 12.1 deaths per 100,000 people, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of down 4.2% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cervical cancer death rate in women in Paraguay peaked at 13.13 deaths per 100,000 people in 2017 and was at its lowest, 8.01 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2003.
That places Paraguay 8th out of 111 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Cervical cancer death rate in women in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.33 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 9.29 deaths per 100,000 people | +11.5% |
| 2002 | 8.24 deaths per 100,000 people | -11.3% |
| 2003 | 8.01 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 9.62 deaths per 100,000 people | +20.2% |
| 2005 | 10.33 deaths per 100,000 people | +7.3% |
| 2006 | 10.98 deaths per 100,000 people | +6.4% |
| 2007 | 10.73 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 10.39 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 9.57 deaths per 100,000 people | -7.8% |
| 2010 | 10.56 deaths per 100,000 people | +10.3% |
| 2011 | 11.37 deaths per 100,000 people | +7.7% |
| 2012 | 10.55 deaths per 100,000 people | -7.2% |
| 2013 | 11.26 deaths per 100,000 people | +6.7% |
| 2014 | 10.58 deaths per 100,000 people | -6.0% |
| 2015 | 11.25 deaths per 100,000 people | +6.3% |
| 2016 | 10.75 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.4% |
| 2017 | 13.13 deaths per 100,000 people | +22.1% |
| 2018 | 12.05 deaths per 100,000 people | -8.3% |
| 2019 | 11.96 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 12.64 deaths per 100,000 people | +5.6% |
| 2021 | 12.1 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.55 deaths per 100,000 people | 8.01 deaths per 100,000 people | 10.98 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.35 deaths per 100,000 people | 10.55 deaths per 100,000 people | 13.13 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.37 deaths per 100,000 people | 12.1 deaths per 100,000 people | 12.64 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
- 5 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 13.41 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 6 Grenada 13.08 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 7 Suriname 13.03 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 9 Saint Lucia 12.01 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 10 Guyana 11.63 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 11 Barbados 11.61 deaths per 100,000 people compare
More health data for Paraguay
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.02 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.2374 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,098 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 339 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 65-69, male, annual growth rate 3.98 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per capita 0.0118 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, annual growth rate 4.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per capita 0.0098 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cervical cancer death rate in women in Paraguay?
- Cervical cancer death rate in women in Paraguay was 12.1 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021, according to WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cervical cancer death rate in women recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 13.13 deaths per 100,000 people in 2017.
- What is the lowest cervical cancer death rate in women recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.01 deaths per 100,000 people in 2003.
- How does Paraguay rank for cervical cancer death rate in women?
- Paraguay ranks 8th out of 111 countries with data for 2021.
- Is cervical cancer death rate in women rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cervical cancer death rate in women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Reported deaths from cervix uteri cancer in females in those aged all ages per 100,000 people.