Life expectancy in Paraguay
Paraguay: Life expectancy was 73.18 years in 2020. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy in Paraguay, 1950–2020
Source: Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy in Paraguay is 73.18 years, measured in 2020.
The figure is up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy in Paraguay peaked at 73.19 years in 2015 and was at its lowest, 62.6 years, in 1950.
Paraguay ranks 76th of 162 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Life expectancy in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 62.6 years | — |
| 1955 | 63.2 years | +1.0% |
| 1960 | 63.91 years | +1.1% |
| 1965 | 64.75 years | +1.3% |
| 1970 | 65.53 years | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 66.26 years | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 66.77 years | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 67.29 years | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 67.94 years | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 69.01 years | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 69.75 years | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 70.53 years | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 71.89 years | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 73.19 years | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 73.18 years | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 62.9 years | 62.6 years | 63.2 years | 2 |
| 1960s | 64.33 years | 63.91 years | 64.75 years | 2 |
| 1970s | 65.9 years | 65.53 years | 66.26 years | 2 |
| 1980s | 67.03 years | 66.77 years | 67.29 years | 2 |
| 1990s | 68.48 years | 67.94 years | 69.01 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 70.14 years | 69.75 years | 70.53 years | 2 |
| 2010s | 72.54 years | 71.89 years | 73.19 years | 2 |
| 2020s | 73.18 years | 73.18 years | 73.18 years | 1 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
- 73 Bulgaria 73.65 years compare
- 74 Seychelles 73.53 years compare
- 75 Saint Lucia 73.42 years compare
- 77 Dominican Republic 72.89 years compare
- 78 Belize 72.85 years compare
- 79 Georgia 72.77 years 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)
- 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 0-14, female, annual growth rate 0.4361 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1386 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 0.4512 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1451 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy in Paraguay?
- Life expectancy in Paraguay was 73.18 years in 2020, according to Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 73.19 years in 2015.
- What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.6 years in 1950.
- How does Paraguay rank for life expectancy?
- Paraguay ranks 76th out of 162 countries with data for 2020.
- Is life expectancy rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average number of years a newborn would live if age-specific mortality rates in the current year were to stay the same throughout its life.