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Life expectancy at birth in Paraguay

Paraguay: Life expectancy at birth was 73.84 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
73.84 years
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
131st
of 236 countries
All-time high
73.84 years
in 2023
All-time low
58.05 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Life expectancy at birth in Paraguay, 1950–2023

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Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2023, life expectancy at birth in Paraguay stood at 73.84 years. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth in Paraguay peaked at 73.84 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 58.05 years, in 1950.

Paraguay ranks 131st of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Life expectancy at birth in Paraguay, year by year

Year years Change
1950 58.05 years —
1951 58.26 years +0.4%
1952 58.37 years +0.2%
1953 58.49 years +0.2%
1954 58.62 years +0.2%
1955 58.81 years +0.3%
1956 59.02 years +0.4%
1957 59.27 years +0.4%
1958 59.56 years +0.5%
1959 59.88 years +0.5%
1960 60.2 years +0.5%
1961 60.52 years +0.5%
1962 60.82 years +0.5%
1963 61.1 years +0.5%
1964 61.37 years +0.4%
1965 61.61 years +0.4%
1966 61.83 years +0.4%
1967 62.02 years +0.3%
1968 62.21 years +0.3%
1969 62.38 years +0.3%
1970 62.55 years +0.3%
1971 62.73 years +0.3%
1972 62.89 years +0.3%
1973 63.06 years +0.3%
1974 63.23 years +0.3%
1975 63.44 years +0.3%
1976 63.65 years +0.3%
1977 63.86 years +0.3%
1978 64.08 years +0.3%
1979 64.3 years +0.3%
1980 64.55 years +0.4%
1981 64.81 years +0.4%
1982 65.08 years +0.4%
1983 65.29 years +0.3%
1984 65.61 years +0.5%
1985 65.89 years +0.4%
1986 66.17 years +0.4%
1987 66.45 years +0.4%
1988 66.71 years +0.4%
1989 66.92 years +0.3%
1990 67.34 years +0.6%
1991 67.68 years +0.5%
1992 67.96 years +0.4%
1993 68.23 years +0.4%
1994 68.5 years +0.4%
1995 68.78 years +0.4%
1996 69.05 years +0.4%
1997 69.28 years +0.3%
1998 69.51 years +0.3%
1999 69.77 years +0.4%
2000 70.03 years +0.4%
2001 70.28 years +0.4%
2002 70.54 years +0.4%
2003 70.8 years +0.4%
2004 71.05 years +0.4%
2005 71.32 years +0.4%
2006 71.58 years +0.4%
2007 71.82 years +0.3%
2008 72.05 years +0.3%
2009 72.28 years +0.3%
2010 72.55 years +0.4%
2011 72.79 years +0.3%
2012 73.11 years +0.4%
2013 73.29 years +0.3%
2014 73.42 years +0.2%
2015 73.45 years +0.1%
2016 73.49 years +0.0%
2017 73.45 years -0.1%
2018 73.63 years +0.2%
2019 73.67 years +0.1%
2020 72.72 years -1.3%
2021 68.11 years -6.3%
2022 72.32 years +6.2%
2023 73.84 years +2.1%

Paraguay compared with similar countries

  • Paraguay's 73.84 years is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 74.42 years, 99% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Paraguay's 73.84 years is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 75.34 years, 98% of the median. (42 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 58.83 years 58.05 years 59.88 years 10
1960s 61.41 years 60.2 years 62.38 years 10
1970s 63.38 years 62.55 years 64.3 years 10
1980s 65.75 years 64.55 years 66.92 years 10
1990s 68.61 years 67.34 years 69.77 years 10
2000s 71.17 years 70.03 years 72.28 years 10
2010s 73.28 years 72.55 years 73.67 years 10
2020s 71.75 years 68.11 years 73.84 years 4

Countries ranked near Paraguay

  1. 128 Belarus 74.43 years compare
  2. 129 Azerbaijan 74.43 years compare
  3. 130 Kazakhstan 74.4 years compare
  4. 132 Dominican Republic 73.72 years compare
  5. 133 North Korea 73.64 years compare
  6. 134 Suriname 73.63 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy at birth in Paraguay?
Life expectancy at birth in Paraguay was 73.84 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest life expectancy at birth recorded in Paraguay?
The highest recorded value was 73.84 years in 2023.
What is the lowest life expectancy at birth recorded in Paraguay?
The lowest recorded value was 58.05 years in 1950.
How does Paraguay rank for life expectancy at birth?
Paraguay ranks 131st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is life expectancy at birth 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 UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy at birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Life expectancy at birth
Unit
years
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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