Child mortality rate in Paraguay
Paraguay: Child mortality rate was 1.63 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Child mortality rate in Paraguay, 1970–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.
Analysis
The most recent figure for child mortality rate in Paraguay is 1.63 deaths per 100 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 28.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child mortality rate in Paraguay peaked at 7.79 deaths per 100 live births in 1970 and was at its lowest, 1.63 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.
That places Paraguay 92nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 55 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.32 deaths per 100 live births | 6.7 deaths per 100 live births | 7.79 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.61 deaths per 100 live births | 4.73 deaths per 100 live births | 6.51 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.94 deaths per 100 live births | 3.45 deaths per 100 live births | 4.56 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.01 deaths per 100 live births | 2.65 deaths per 100 live births | 3.36 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.24 deaths per 100 live births | 1.92 deaths per 100 live births | 2.57 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.75 deaths per 100 live births | 1.63 deaths per 100 live births | 1.86 deaths per 100 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
- 89 Kyrgyzstan 1.68 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 90 North Korea 1.67 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 91 Moldova 1.65 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 93 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1.59 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 94 Suriname 1.58 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 95 Morocco 1.57 deaths per 100 live births compare
More health data for Paraguay
- 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)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 59,968 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 58,050 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 59,119 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 57,141 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 58,301 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 56,298 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child mortality rate in Paraguay?
- Child mortality rate in Paraguay was 1.63 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child mortality rate recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 7.79 deaths per 100 live births in 1970.
- What is the lowest child mortality rate recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.63 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
- How does Paraguay rank for child mortality rate?
- Paraguay ranks 92nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child mortality rate rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .