Maternal mortality rate who mdb in Paraguay
Paraguay: Maternal mortality rate who mdb was 2.59 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Maternal mortality rate who mdb in Paraguay, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 2.59 for maternal mortality rate who mdb in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 77.0% on the previous year and up 75.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maternal mortality rate who mdb in Paraguay peaked at 3.23 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 1.04, in 2014.
Paraguay ranks 2nd of 111 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Maternal mortality rate who mdb in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.83 | — |
| 2001 | 2.62 | -7.4% |
| 2002 | 3.23 | +23.2% |
| 2003 | 2.8 | -13.3% |
| 2004 | 2.85 | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 2.41 | -15.5% |
| 2006 | 2.21 | -8.4% |
| 2007 | 2.08 | -6.0% |
| 2008 | 1.94 | -6.3% |
| 2009 | 2.02 | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 1.63 | -19.6% |
| 2011 | 1.48 | -9.0% |
| 2012 | 1.35 | -8.6% |
| 2013 | 1.51 | +11.9% |
| 2014 | 1.04 | -31.5% |
| 2015 | 1.64 | +57.9% |
| 2016 | 1.58 | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 1.42 | -10.4% |
| 2018 | 1.57 | +10.5% |
| 2019 | 1.41 | -9.9% |
| 2020 | 1.46 | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 2.59 | +77.0% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 2.59 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3571, 7.3× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 2.59 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.5662, 4.6× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Maternal mortality rate who mdb 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +77.0% | 1.46 | 2.59 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.5 | 1.94 | 3.23 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.46 | 1.04 | 1.64 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.03 | 1.46 | 2.59 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 339 (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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0491 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is maternal mortality rate who mdb in Paraguay?
- Maternal mortality rate who mdb in Paraguay was 2.59 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest maternal mortality rate who mdb recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 3.23 in 2002.
- What is the lowest maternal mortality rate who mdb recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.04 in 2014.
- How does Paraguay rank for maternal mortality rate who mdb?
- Paraguay ranks 2nd out of 111 countries with data for 2021.
- Is maternal mortality rate who mdb rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 75.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Maternal mortality rate who mdb. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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