Neonatal mortality rate (United Nations) in Paraguay
Paraguay: Neonatal mortality rate (United Nations) was 0.8589 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.8589 deaths per 100 live births
Change on year
down 3.5%
World rank
97th
of 199 countries
All-time high
3.12 deaths per 100 live births
in 1967
All-time low
0.8589 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Years of data
58
1967–2024
Neonatal mortality rate in Paraguay, 1967–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.
Analysis
In 2024, neonatal mortality rate in Paraguay stood at 0.8589 deaths per 100 live births. That is the lowest value across all 58 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.5% on the previous year and down 28.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal mortality rate in Paraguay peaked at 3.12 deaths per 100 live births in 1967 and was at its lowest, 0.8589 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.
Paraguay ranks 97th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 58 years of available data.
Neonatal mortality rate (United Nations) in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1967 | 3.12 deaths per 100 live births | — |
| 1968 | 3.11 deaths per 100 live births | -0.5% |
| 1969 | 3.09 deaths per 100 live births | -0.5% |
| 1970 | 3.07 deaths per 100 live births | -0.7% |
| 1971 | 3.04 deaths per 100 live births | -0.9% |
| 1972 | 3 deaths per 100 live births | -1.2% |
| 1973 | 2.96 deaths per 100 live births | -1.4% |
| 1974 | 2.92 deaths per 100 live births | -1.4% |
| 1975 | 2.87 deaths per 100 live births | -1.6% |
| 1976 | 2.83 deaths per 100 live births | -1.7% |
| 1977 | 2.78 deaths per 100 live births | -1.6% |
| 1978 | 2.73 deaths per 100 live births | -1.7% |
| 1979 | 2.69 deaths per 100 live births | -1.7% |
| 1980 | 2.64 deaths per 100 live births | -1.8% |
| 1981 | 2.59 deaths per 100 live births | -1.9% |
| 1982 | 2.54 deaths per 100 live births | -1.7% |
| 1983 | 2.5 deaths per 100 live births | -1.6% |
| 1984 | 2.46 deaths per 100 live births | -1.7% |
| 1985 | 2.42 deaths per 100 live births | -1.6% |
| 1986 | 2.38 deaths per 100 live births | -1.6% |
| 1987 | 2.34 deaths per 100 live births | -1.8% |
| 1988 | 2.3 deaths per 100 live births | -1.9% |
| 1989 | 2.25 deaths per 100 live births | -1.9% |
| 1990 | 2.21 deaths per 100 live births | -2.1% |
| 1991 | 2.16 deaths per 100 live births | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 2.11 deaths per 100 live births | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 2.07 deaths per 100 live births | -2.1% |
| 1994 | 2.03 deaths per 100 live births | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 1.99 deaths per 100 live births | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 1.96 deaths per 100 live births | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 1.92 deaths per 100 live births | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 1.88 deaths per 100 live births | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 1.83 deaths per 100 live births | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 1.8 deaths per 100 live births | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 1.76 deaths per 100 live births | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 1.71 deaths per 100 live births | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 1.67 deaths per 100 live births | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 1.63 deaths per 100 live births | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 1.58 deaths per 100 live births | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 1.54 deaths per 100 live births | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 1.5 deaths per 100 live births | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 1.45 deaths per 100 live births | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 1.41 deaths per 100 live births | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 1.37 deaths per 100 live births | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 1.32 deaths per 100 live births | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 1.28 deaths per 100 live births | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 1.24 deaths per 100 live births | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 1.21 deaths per 100 live births | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 1.17 deaths per 100 live births | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 1.13 deaths per 100 live births | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 1.09 deaths per 100 live births | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 1.05 deaths per 100 live births | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 1.02 deaths per 100 live births | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 0.9839 deaths per 100 live births | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 0.9516 deaths per 100 live births | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 0.9196 deaths per 100 live births | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 0.8904 deaths per 100 live births | -3.2% |
| 2024 | 0.8589 deaths per 100 live births | -3.5% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 0.8589 deaths per 100 live births is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7725 deaths per 100 live births, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 0.8589 deaths per 100 live births is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.8233 deaths per 100 live births, 1.0× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.11 deaths per 100 live births | 3.09 deaths per 100 live births | 3.12 deaths per 100 live births | 3 |
| 1970s | 2.89 deaths per 100 live births | 2.69 deaths per 100 live births | 3.07 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.44 deaths per 100 live births | 2.25 deaths per 100 live births | 2.64 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.02 deaths per 100 live births | 1.83 deaths per 100 live births | 2.21 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.6 deaths per 100 live births | 1.41 deaths per 100 live births | 1.8 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.19 deaths per 100 live births | 1.02 deaths per 100 live births | 1.37 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9209 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8589 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9839 deaths per 100 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
- 94 Palestine 0.8899 deaths per 100 live births compare
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- 96 Tuvalu 0.8692 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 98 Honduras 0.8399 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 99 Seychelles 0.8342 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 100 Mexico 0.8233 deaths per 100 live births compare
More health data for Paraguay
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.2374 % change on previous year (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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0491 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal mortality rate in Paraguay?
- Neonatal mortality rate in Paraguay was 0.8589 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 3.12 deaths per 100 live births in 1967.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8589 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
- How does Paraguay rank for neonatal mortality rate?
- Paraguay ranks 97th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is neonatal mortality rate rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Neonatal mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days, per 100 live births .