What is child mortality rate in Paraguay?

Child mortality rate in Paraguay was 1.63 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to Gapminder (2015); UN 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 9.34 deaths per 100 live births in 1951.

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 200 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 Gapminder (2015); UN 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.

Child mortality rate in Paraguay

Name: Child mortality rate in Paraguay
Creator: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Paraguay: Child mortality rate was 1.63 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

1.63 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 3.6%

World rank

92nd

of 200 countries

All-time high

9.34 deaths per 100 live births

in 1951

All-time low

1.63 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1951–2024

Child mortality rate in Paraguay, 1951–2024

Source: Gapminder (2015); UN 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 74 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.6% on the previous year and down 28.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, child mortality rate in Paraguay peaked at 9.34 deaths per 100 live births in 1951 and was at its lowest, 1.63 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

That places Paraguay 92nd out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	8.88 deaths per 100 live births	8.37 deaths per 100 live births	9.34 deaths per 100 live births	9
1960s	8.04 deaths per 100 live births	7.84 deaths per 100 live births	8.28 deaths per 100 live births	10
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 Bolivia 1.57 deaths per 100 live births compare
95 Morocco 1.57 deaths per 100 live births compare

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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)

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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 Gapminder (2015); UN 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 9.34 deaths per 100 live births in 1951.
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 200 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 Gapminder (2015); UN 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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About this data

Indicator: Child mortality rate
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 200 places, 16,161 data points, 1751–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The long-run estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.