Neonatal mortality rate gho in Paraguay
Paraguay: Neonatal mortality rate gho was 0.9082 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.9082
Change on year
down 3.5%
World rank
94th
of 199 countries
All-time high
3.11
in 1967
All-time low
0.9082
in 2023
Years of data
57
1967–2023
Neonatal mortality rate gho in Paraguay, 1967–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 0.9082 for neonatal mortality rate gho in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 57 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.5% on the previous year and down 28.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal mortality rate gho in Paraguay peaked at 3.11 in 1967 and was at its lowest, 0.9082, in 2023.
That places Paraguay 94th out of 199 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 57 years of available data.
Neonatal mortality rate gho in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1967 | 3.11 | — |
| 1968 | 3.1 | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 3.09 | -0.5% |
| 1970 | 3.06 | -0.7% |
| 1971 | 3.04 | -0.8% |
| 1972 | 3.01 | -1.0% |
| 1973 | 2.97 | -1.3% |
| 1974 | 2.93 | -1.3% |
| 1975 | 2.89 | -1.6% |
| 1976 | 2.84 | -1.5% |
| 1977 | 2.8 | -1.5% |
| 1978 | 2.75 | -1.7% |
| 1979 | 2.7 | -1.7% |
| 1980 | 2.65 | -1.9% |
| 1981 | 2.61 | -1.7% |
| 1982 | 2.56 | -1.7% |
| 1983 | 2.52 | -1.8% |
| 1984 | 2.48 | -1.6% |
| 1985 | 2.44 | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 2.39 | -1.8% |
| 1987 | 2.35 | -1.8% |
| 1988 | 2.3 | -2.0% |
| 1989 | 2.26 | -2.0% |
| 1990 | 2.21 | -2.1% |
| 1991 | 2.16 | -2.2% |
| 1992 | 2.12 | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 2.07 | -2.1% |
| 1994 | 2.03 | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 1.99 | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 1.96 | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 1.92 | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 1.87 | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 1.84 | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 1.8 | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 1.76 | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 1.72 | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 1.68 | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 1.64 | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 1.6 | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 1.55 | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 1.51 | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 1.47 | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 1.43 | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 1.38 | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 1.34 | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 1.3 | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 1.26 | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 1.22 | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 1.18 | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 1.14 | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 1.11 | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 1.07 | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 1.03 | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 1 | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 0.9719 | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 0.9409 | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 0.9082 | -3.5% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 0.9082 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7602, 1.2× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 0.9082 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.841, 1.1× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.1 | 3.09 | 3.11 | 3 |
| 1970s | 2.9 | 2.7 | 3.06 | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.46 | 2.26 | 2.65 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.02 | 1.84 | 2.21 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.61 | 1.43 | 1.8 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.2 | 1.03 | 1.38 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9556 | 0.9082 | 1 | 4 |
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 neonatal mortality rate gho in Paraguay?
- Neonatal mortality rate gho in Paraguay was 0.9082 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality rate gho recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 3.11 in 1967.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate gho recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9082 in 2023.
- How does Paraguay rank for neonatal mortality rate gho?
- Paraguay ranks 94th out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
- Is neonatal mortality rate gho rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.0%. 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 Neonatal mortality rate gho. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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