Mortality rate, infant, male (per 1,000 live births) in Paraguay
Paraguay: Mortality rate, infant, male (per 1,000 live births) was 15.9 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
15.9 per 1,000 live births
Change on year
down 3.6%
World rank
88th
of 197 countries
All-time high
68.3 per 1,000 live births
in 1960
All-time low
15.9 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Mortality rate, infant, male in Paraguay, 1960–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000 live births.
Analysis
In 2024, mortality rate, infant, male in Paraguay stood at 15.9 per 1,000 live births. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is down 3.6% on the previous year and down 27.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, infant, male in Paraguay peaked at 68.3 per 1,000 live births in 1960 and was at its lowest, 15.9 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
That places Paraguay 88th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Mortality rate, infant, male (per 1,000 live births) in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 68.3 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1961 | 67.8 per 1,000 live births | -0.7% |
| 1962 | 67.4 per 1,000 live births | -0.6% |
| 1963 | 67.2 per 1,000 live births | -0.3% |
| 1964 | 67 per 1,000 live births | -0.3% |
| 1965 | 66.9 per 1,000 live births | -0.1% |
| 1966 | 66.8 per 1,000 live births | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 66.7 per 1,000 live births | -0.1% |
| 1968 | 66.5 per 1,000 live births | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 66.2 per 1,000 live births | -0.5% |
| 1970 | 65.9 per 1,000 live births | -0.5% |
| 1971 | 65.5 per 1,000 live births | -0.6% |
| 1972 | 65 per 1,000 live births | -0.8% |
| 1973 | 64.4 per 1,000 live births | -0.9% |
| 1974 | 63.7 per 1,000 live births | -1.1% |
| 1975 | 62.8 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 1976 | 61.8 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 1977 | 60.7 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 1978 | 59.5 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 1979 | 58.2 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 1980 | 56.8 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 1981 | 55.3 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 1982 | 53.6 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 1983 | 52 per 1,000 live births | -3.0% |
| 1984 | 50.4 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 1985 | 48.8 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 1986 | 47.1 per 1,000 live births | -3.5% |
| 1987 | 45.6 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 1988 | 44 per 1,000 live births | -3.5% |
| 1989 | 42.6 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 1990 | 41.1 per 1,000 live births | -3.5% |
| 1991 | 39.8 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 1992 | 38.5 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
| 1993 | 37.3 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 36.3 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 1995 | 35.3 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
| 1996 | 34.4 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 1997 | 33.5 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 32.8 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 32.1 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 31.5 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 30.8 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 30.1 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 29.5 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 28.9 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 28.2 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 27.5 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 26.8 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 26.1 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 25.4 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 24.7 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 23.9 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 23.3 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 22.6 per 1,000 live births | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 21.8 per 1,000 live births | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 21.2 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 20.6 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 20 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 19.4 per 1,000 live births | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 18.7 per 1,000 live births | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 18.2 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 17.6 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 17.1 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 16.5 per 1,000 live births | -3.5% |
| 2024 | 15.9 per 1,000 live births | -3.6% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 15.9 per 1,000 live births is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 12.4 per 1,000 live births, 1.3× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 15.9 per 1,000 live births is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 13 per 1,000 live births, 1.2× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 67.08 per 1,000 live births | 66.2 per 1,000 live births | 68.3 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1970s | 62.75 per 1,000 live births | 58.2 per 1,000 live births | 65.9 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 49.62 per 1,000 live births | 42.6 per 1,000 live births | 56.8 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 36.11 per 1,000 live births | 32.1 per 1,000 live births | 41.1 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 28.48 per 1,000 live births | 25.4 per 1,000 live births | 31.5 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.62 per 1,000 live births | 18.7 per 1,000 live births | 24.7 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.06 per 1,000 live births | 15.9 per 1,000 live births | 18.2 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, infant, male in Paraguay?
- Mortality rate, infant, male in Paraguay was 15.9 per 1,000 live births in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest mortality rate, infant, male recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 68.3 per 1,000 live births in 1960.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, infant, male recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.9 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Paraguay rank for mortality rate, infant, male?
- Paraguay ranks 88th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, infant, male rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Mortality rate, infant, male (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Infant mortality rate, male is the number of male infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 male live births in a given year.