What is infant mortality rate in Paraguay?

Infant mortality rate in Paraguay was 1.45 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 infant mortality rate recorded in Paraguay?

The highest recorded value was 6.55 deaths per 100 live births in 1956.

What is the lowest infant mortality rate recorded in Paraguay?

The lowest recorded value was 1.45 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Paraguay rank for infant mortality rate?

Paraguay ranks 89th out of 199 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 Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Infant mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Infant mortality rate in Paraguay

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

Paraguay: Infant mortality rate was 1.45 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

1.45 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 3.2%

World rank

89th

of 199 countries

All-time high

6.55 deaths per 100 live births

in 1956

All-time low

1.45 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1956–2024

Infant mortality rate in Paraguay, 1956–2024

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

Paraguay recorded 1.45 deaths per 100 live births for infant mortality rate in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 69 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 6.55 deaths per 100 live births in 1956 and was at its lowest, 1.45 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

Paraguay ranks 89th of 199 countries on this measure, 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	6.47 deaths per 100 live births	6.39 deaths per 100 live births	6.55 deaths per 100 live births	4
1960s	6.23 deaths per 100 live births	6.16 deaths per 100 live births	6.34 deaths per 100 live births	10
1970s	5.84 deaths per 100 live births	5.4 deaths per 100 live births	6.14 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	4.59 deaths per 100 live births	3.92 deaths per 100 live births	5.26 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	3.31 deaths per 100 live births	2.94 deaths per 100 live births	3.78 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	2.6 deaths per 100 live births	2.32 deaths per 100 live births	2.87 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	1.97 deaths per 100 live births	1.7 deaths per 100 live births	2.25 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	1.55 deaths per 100 live births	1.45 deaths per 100 live births	1.65 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Paraguay

86 Kyrgyzstan 1.48 deaths per 100 live births compare
87 Suriname 1.48 deaths per 100 live births compare
88 Morocco 1.47 deaths per 100 live births compare
90 Vanuatu 1.44 deaths per 100 live births compare
91 Bolivia 1.42 deaths per 100 live births compare
92 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1.39 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

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 infant mortality rate in Paraguay?: Infant mortality rate in Paraguay was 1.45 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 infant mortality rate recorded in Paraguay?: The highest recorded value was 6.55 deaths per 100 live births in 1956.
What is the lowest infant mortality rate recorded in Paraguay?: The lowest recorded value was 1.45 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Paraguay rank for infant mortality rate?: Paraguay ranks 89th out of 199 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 Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Infant mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Infant mortality rate
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 13,185 data points, 1931–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The estimated number of deaths of children aged under one year, per 100 live births .