Mortality rate, under-5, female in Paraguay
Paraguay: Mortality rate, under-5, female was 14.6 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
14.6 per 1,000 live births
Change on year
down 3.9%
World rank
89th
of 196 countries
All-time high
77.1 per 1,000 live births
in 1960
All-time low
14.6 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Mortality rate, under-5, female 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, under-5, female in Paraguay stood at 14.6 per 1,000 live births. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.9% on the previous year and down 28.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, under-5, female in Paraguay peaked at 77.1 per 1,000 live births in 1960 and was at its lowest, 14.6 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
Paraguay ranks 89th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Mortality rate, under-5, female in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 77.1 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1961 | 76.4 per 1,000 live births | -0.9% |
| 1962 | 75.9 per 1,000 live births | -0.7% |
| 1963 | 75.3 per 1,000 live births | -0.8% |
| 1964 | 74.8 per 1,000 live births | -0.7% |
| 1965 | 74.5 per 1,000 live births | -0.4% |
| 1966 | 74.2 per 1,000 live births | -0.4% |
| 1967 | 73.9 per 1,000 live births | -0.4% |
| 1968 | 73.6 per 1,000 live births | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 73.2 per 1,000 live births | -0.5% |
| 1970 | 72.7 per 1,000 live births | -0.7% |
| 1971 | 72 per 1,000 live births | -1.0% |
| 1972 | 71.3 per 1,000 live births | -1.0% |
| 1973 | 70.4 per 1,000 live births | -1.3% |
| 1974 | 69.3 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 1975 | 68.2 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 1976 | 66.8 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 1977 | 65.4 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 1978 | 63.8 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 1979 | 62.1 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 1980 | 60.4 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 1981 | 58.5 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 1982 | 56.5 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 1983 | 54.5 per 1,000 live births | -3.5% |
| 1984 | 52.5 per 1,000 live births | -3.7% |
| 1985 | 50.6 per 1,000 live births | -3.6% |
| 1986 | 48.7 per 1,000 live births | -3.8% |
| 1987 | 46.8 per 1,000 live births | -3.9% |
| 1988 | 45.1 per 1,000 live births | -3.6% |
| 1989 | 43.3 per 1,000 live births | -4.0% |
| 1990 | 41.7 per 1,000 live births | -3.7% |
| 1991 | 40.1 per 1,000 live births | -3.8% |
| 1992 | 38.6 per 1,000 live births | -3.7% |
| 1993 | 37.2 per 1,000 live births | -3.6% |
| 1994 | 36 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 1995 | 34.8 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
| 1996 | 33.8 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 1997 | 32.9 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 32 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 31.1 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
| 2000 | 30.4 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 29.6 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 28.9 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 28.2 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 27.5 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 26.7 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 26 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 25.3 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 24.6 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 23.8 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 23.1 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 22.4 per 1,000 live births | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 21.7 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 21.1 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 20.4 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 19.7 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 19 per 1,000 live births | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 18.4 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 17.8 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 17.2 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 16.7 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 16.2 per 1,000 live births | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 15.7 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 15.2 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 2024 | 14.6 per 1,000 live births | -3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 74.89 per 1,000 live births | 73.2 per 1,000 live births | 77.1 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1970s | 68.2 per 1,000 live births | 62.1 per 1,000 live births | 72.7 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 51.69 per 1,000 live births | 43.3 per 1,000 live births | 60.4 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 35.82 per 1,000 live births | 31.1 per 1,000 live births | 41.7 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 27.1 per 1,000 live births | 23.8 per 1,000 live births | 30.4 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.08 per 1,000 live births | 17.2 per 1,000 live births | 23.1 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.68 per 1,000 live births | 14.6 per 1,000 live births | 16.7 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
- 86 Bhutan 15.3 per 1,000 live births compare
- 87 North Korea 14.9 per 1,000 live births compare
- 88 Kyrgyzstan 14.8 per 1,000 live births compare
- 89 Republic of Moldova 14.6 per 1,000 live births compare
- 91 Saint Kitts and Nevis 14.2 per 1,000 live births compare
- 92 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 14.1 per 1,000 live births compare
- 92 Morocco 14.1 per 1,000 live births compare
- 92 Viet Nam 14.1 per 1,000 live births compare
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.2374 % change on previous year (2090)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, under-5, female in Paraguay?
- Mortality rate, under-5, female in Paraguay was 14.6 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, under-5, female recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 77.1 per 1,000 live births in 1960.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, under-5, female recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.6 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Paraguay rank for mortality rate, under-5, female?
- Paraguay ranks 89th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, under-5, female rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.4%. 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, under-5, female (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Under-five mortality rate, female is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn female baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to female age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.