Life expectancy at birth, female in Paraguay

Paraguay: Life expectancy at birth, female was 77.09 years in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
77.09 years
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
116th
of 215 countries
All-time high
77.09 years
in 2024
All-time low
62.64 years
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024

Life expectancy at birth, female in Paraguay, 1960–2024

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Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2024, life expectancy at birth, female in Paraguay stood at 77.09 years. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.

The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, female in Paraguay peaked at 77.09 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 62.64 years, in 1960.

That places Paraguay 116th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 63.64 years 62.64 years 64.33 years 10
1970s 65.04 years 64.42 years 65.85 years 10
1980s 67.3 years 66.1 years 68.69 years 10
1990s 70.69 years 69.18 years 71.99 years 10
2000s 73.6 years 72.27 years 74.94 years 10
2010s 76.27 years 75.26 years 76.8 years 10
2020s 75.37 years 71.33 years 77.09 years 5

Countries ranked near Paraguay

  1. 113 Azerbaijan 77.28 years compare
  2. 114 Dominican Republic 77.11 years compare
  3. 115 Mongolia 77.1 years compare
  4. 117 Suriname 76.98 years compare
  5. 118 Trinidad and Tobago 76.83 years compare
  6. 119 Bangladesh 76.67 years compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy at birth, female in Paraguay?
Life expectancy at birth, female in Paraguay was 77.09 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
What is the highest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in Paraguay?
The highest recorded value was 77.09 years in 2024.
What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in Paraguay?
The lowest recorded value was 62.64 years in 1960.
How does Paraguay rank for life expectancy at birth, female?
Paraguay ranks 116th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
Is life expectancy at birth, female rising or falling in Paraguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Paraguay data come from?
The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Life expectancy at birth, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Life expectancy at birth, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 17,126 data points, 1960–2024
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Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.