Infant mortality by sex in Paraguay
Paraguay: Infant mortality by sex was 1.59 in 2024. βΌ Falling
Infant mortality by sex in Paraguay, 1956β2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 1.59 for infant mortality by sex in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 69 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.2% on the previous year and down 27.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant mortality by sex in Paraguay peaked at 7.05 in 1956 and was at its lowest, 1.59, in 2024.
That places Paraguay 88th out of 195 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 69 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.96 | 6.88 | 7.05 | 4 |
| 1960s | 6.71 | 6.62 | 6.83 | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.27 | 5.82 | 6.59 | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.96 | 4.26 | 5.68 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.61 | 3.21 | 4.11 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.85 | 2.54 | 3.15 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.16 | 1.87 | 2.47 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.7 | 1.59 | 1.82 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
- 85 Kyrgyzstan 1.65 compare
- 86 Suriname 1.65 compare
- 87 Morocco 1.62 compare
- 89 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 1.56 compare
- 90 Vanuatu 1.54 compare
- 91 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1.54 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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,098 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 339 (2100)
- Population, male, annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.5013 units per person (2025)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 59,968 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is infant mortality by sex in Paraguay?
- Infant mortality by sex in Paraguay was 1.59 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest infant mortality by sex recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 7.05 in 1956.
- What is the lowest infant mortality by sex recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.59 in 2024.
- How does Paraguay rank for infant mortality by sex?
- Paraguay ranks 88th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is infant mortality by sex rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Infant mortality by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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