Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Paraguay
Paraguay: Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year was 0.7488 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising
Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Paraguay, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
In 2021, crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Paraguay stood at 0.7488 deaths per 100,000 people. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 48.6% on the previous year and up 66.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Paraguay peaked at 0.7488 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.3975 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2002.
Paraguay ranks 115th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.4062 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 0.3991 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 0.3975 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.4031 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.4195 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 0.4153 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.4212 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.423 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.4281 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.4412 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 0.4495 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 0.4492 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.4492 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.4593 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 0.4574 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.4705 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 0.4901 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 0.4797 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 0.4924 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 0.5053 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 0.5038 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.7488 deaths per 100,000 people | +48.6% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 0.7488 deaths per 100,000 people is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.863 deaths per 100,000 people, 87% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 0.7488 deaths per 100,000 people is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.8577 deaths per 100,000 people, 87% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Paraguay changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +48.6% | 0.5038 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7488 deaths per 100,000 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4154 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3975 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4412 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4703 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4492 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5053 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6263 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5038 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7488 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
- 112 Liberia 0.7557 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 113 Burkina Faso 0.7541 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 114 Naoero 0.7499 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 116 Cambodia 0.7416 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 117 Seychelles 0.739 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 118 Solomon Islands 0.7311 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)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.5252 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0469 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.5185 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Paraguay?
- Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Paraguay was 0.7488 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7488 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
- What is the lowest crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3975 deaths per 100,000 people in 2002.
- How does Paraguay rank for crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year?
- Paraguay ranks 115th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths from all causes in both sexes, per 100,000 people.