Life expectancy in Paraguay
Paraguay: Life expectancy 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
25 years
in 1900
Years of data
80
1900–2023
Life expectancy in Paraguay, 1900–2023
Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, life expectancy in Paraguay stood at 73.84 years. That is the highest value across all 80 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 in Paraguay peaked at 73.84 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 25 years, in 1900.
That places Paraguay 131st out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 80 years of available data.
Life expectancy in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 25 years | — |
| 1910 | 29 years | +16.0% |
| 1920 | 33 years | +13.8% |
| 1930 | 38 years | +15.2% |
| 1932 | 35.5 years | -6.6% |
| 1940 | 42 years | +18.3% |
| 1950 | 58.05 years | +38.2% |
| 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 | 59.01 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 | 63.43 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 | 70.79 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 | 73.1 years | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 73.29 years | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 73.41 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)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Life expectancy in Paraguay changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | +38.2% | 42 years | 58.05 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 25 years | 25 years | 25 years | 1 |
| 1910s | 29 years | 29 years | 29 years | 1 |
| 1920s | 33 years | 33 years | 33 years | 1 |
| 1930s | 36.75 years | 35.5 years | 38 years | 2 |
| 1940s | 42 years | 42 years | 42 years | 1 |
| 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
- 128 Belarus 74.43 years compare
- 129 Azerbaijan 74.43 years compare
- 130 Kazakhstan 74.4 years compare
- 132 Dominican Republic 73.72 years compare
- 133 North Korea 73.64 years compare
- 134 Suriname 73.63 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)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.5252 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0469 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.5185 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy in Paraguay?
- Life expectancy in Paraguay was 73.84 years in 2023, according to Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 73.84 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 25 years in 1900.
- How does Paraguay rank for life expectancy?
- Paraguay ranks 131st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy 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 Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major 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
Period life expectancy is the number of years the average person born in a certain year would live if they experienced the same chances of dying at each age as people did that year.