Infant mortality rate in Paraguay
Paraguay: Infant mortality rate was 14.53 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Infant mortality rate in Paraguay, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, infant mortality rate in Paraguay stood at 14.53. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 27.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant mortality rate in Paraguay peaked at 28.72 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 14.53, in 2024.
That places Paraguay 79th out of 184 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Infant mortality rate in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 28.72 | — |
| 2001 | 28.09 | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 27.47 | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 26.92 | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 26.36 | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 25.75 | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 25.13 | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 24.5 | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 23.82 | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 23.16 | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 22.5 | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 21.85 | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 21.2 | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 20.59 | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 19.98 | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 19.31 | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 18.69 | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 18.14 | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 17.57 | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 17.05 | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 16.51 | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 16.01 | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 15.52 | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 15.01 | -3.3% |
| 2024 | 14.53 | -3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.99 | 23.16 | 28.72 | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.69 | 17.05 | 22.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.52 | 14.53 | 16.51 | 5 |
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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 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0071 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 4.19 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0043 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 83 (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is infant mortality rate in Paraguay?
- Infant mortality rate in Paraguay was 14.53 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest infant mortality rate recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 28.72 in 2000.
- What is the lowest infant mortality rate recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.53 in 2024.
- How does Paraguay rank for infant mortality rate?
- Paraguay ranks 79th out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is infant mortality rate rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Infant mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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