Life expectancy at birth, female in Paraguay
Paraguay: Life expectancy at birth, female was 77.09 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, female in Paraguay, 1960–2024
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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 113 Azerbaijan 77.28 years compare
- 114 Dominican Republic 77.11 years compare
- 115 Mongolia 77.1 years compare
- 117 Suriname 76.98 years compare
- 118 Trinidad and Tobago 76.83 years compare
- 119 Bangladesh 76.67 years compare
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)
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
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.