What is the highest number of child deaths, per square kilometre recorded in Paraguay?

The highest recorded value was 0.0176 deaths per square kilometre in 1982.

What is the lowest number of child deaths, per square kilometre recorded in Paraguay?

The lowest recorded value was 0.0058 deaths per square kilometre in 2023.

How does Paraguay rank for number of child deaths, per square kilometre?

Paraguay ranks 138th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.

Is number of child deaths, per square kilometre rising or falling in Paraguay?

Over the last ten years it is down 25.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Paraguay data come from?

The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of child deaths, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Number of child deaths, per square kilometre in Paraguay

Name: Number of child deaths, per square kilometre in Paraguay
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Paraguay: Number of child deaths, per square kilometre was 0.0058 deaths per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

0.0058 deaths per square kilometre

Change on year

down 3.9%

World rank

138th

of 195 countries

All-time high

0.0176 deaths per square kilometre

in 1982

All-time low

0.0058 deaths per square kilometre

in 2023

Years of data

1961–2023

Number of child deaths, per square kilometre in Paraguay, 1961–2023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in deaths per square kilometre.

Analysis

Paraguay recorded 0.0058 deaths per square kilometre for number of child deaths, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.9% on the previous year and down 25.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of child deaths, per square kilometre in Paraguay peaked at 0.0176 deaths per square kilometre in 1982 and was at its lowest, 0.0058 deaths per square kilometre, in 2023.

That places Paraguay 138th out of 195 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Number of child deaths, per square kilometre in Paraguay, year by year

Annual values for Number of child deaths, per square kilometre in Paraguay, 1961 to 2023.
Year	deaths per square kilometre	Change
1961	0.0164 deaths per square kilometre	—
1962	0.0166 deaths per square kilometre	+1.3%
1963	0.0168 deaths per square kilometre	+1.4%
1964	0.017 deaths per square kilometre	+1.3%
1965	0.0172 deaths per square kilometre	+0.9%
1966	0.0173 deaths per square kilometre	+0.4%
1967	0.0173 deaths per square kilometre	+0.0%
1968	0.0172 deaths per square kilometre	-0.3%
1969	0.0172 deaths per square kilometre	-0.3%
1970	0.0171 deaths per square kilometre	-0.3%
1971	0.017 deaths per square kilometre	-0.4%
1972	0.017 deaths per square kilometre	-0.5%
1973	0.0169 deaths per square kilometre	-0.3%
1974	0.0169 deaths per square kilometre	-0.0%
1975	0.0169 deaths per square kilometre	+0.0%
1976	0.0169 deaths per square kilometre	-0.1%
1977	0.0169 deaths per square kilometre	+0.3%
1978	0.017 deaths per square kilometre	+0.4%
1979	0.0171 deaths per square kilometre	+0.7%
1980	0.0173 deaths per square kilometre	+1.1%
1981	0.0175 deaths per square kilometre	+1.3%
1982	0.0176 deaths per square kilometre	+0.6%
1983	0.0176 deaths per square kilometre	-0.2%
1984	0.0175 deaths per square kilometre	-0.5%
1985	0.0173 deaths per square kilometre	-1.0%
1986	0.0171 deaths per square kilometre	-1.3%
1987	0.0168 deaths per square kilometre	-1.6%
1988	0.0165 deaths per square kilometre	-1.9%
1989	0.0161 deaths per square kilometre	-2.2%
1990	0.0157 deaths per square kilometre	-2.7%
1991	0.0153 deaths per square kilometre	-2.7%
1992	0.0149 deaths per square kilometre	-2.6%
1993	0.0144 deaths per square kilometre	-3.0%
1994	0.014 deaths per square kilometre	-3.1%
1995	0.0136 deaths per square kilometre	-2.7%
1996	0.0133 deaths per square kilometre	-2.7%
1997	0.0129 deaths per square kilometre	-2.8%
1998	0.0125 deaths per square kilometre	-2.8%
1999	0.0121 deaths per square kilometre	-3.0%
2000	0.0117 deaths per square kilometre	-3.6%
2001	0.0112 deaths per square kilometre	-4.1%
2002	0.0108 deaths per square kilometre	-4.2%
2003	0.0103 deaths per square kilometre	-4.0%
2004	0.01 deaths per square kilometre	-3.3%
2005	0.0097 deaths per square kilometre	-3.0%
2006	0.0094 deaths per square kilometre	-3.3%
2007	0.0091 deaths per square kilometre	-3.2%
2008	0.0088 deaths per square kilometre	-2.7%
2009	0.0086 deaths per square kilometre	-2.4%
2010	0.0084 deaths per square kilometre	-2.9%
2011	0.0081 deaths per square kilometre	-2.7%
2012	0.008 deaths per square kilometre	-1.9%
2013	0.0078 deaths per square kilometre	-1.8%
2014	0.0077 deaths per square kilometre	-1.5%
2015	0.0076 deaths per square kilometre	-1.8%
2016	0.0074 deaths per square kilometre	-2.2%
2017	0.0072 deaths per square kilometre	-2.6%
2018	0.007 deaths per square kilometre	-3.2%
2019	0.0068 deaths per square kilometre	-3.3%
2020	0.0065 deaths per square kilometre	-3.6%
2021	0.0063 deaths per square kilometre	-3.6%
2022	0.0061 deaths per square kilometre	-3.3%
2023	0.0058 deaths per square kilometre	-3.9%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.017 deaths per square kilometre	0.0164 deaths per square kilometre	0.0173 deaths per square kilometre	9
1970s	0.017 deaths per square kilometre	0.0169 deaths per square kilometre	0.0171 deaths per square kilometre	10
1980s	0.0171 deaths per square kilometre	0.0161 deaths per square kilometre	0.0176 deaths per square kilometre	10
1990s	0.0139 deaths per square kilometre	0.0121 deaths per square kilometre	0.0157 deaths per square kilometre	10
2000s	0.01 deaths per square kilometre	0.0086 deaths per square kilometre	0.0117 deaths per square kilometre	10
2010s	0.0076 deaths per square kilometre	0.0068 deaths per square kilometre	0.0084 deaths per square kilometre	10
2020s	0.0062 deaths per square kilometre	0.0058 deaths per square kilometre	0.0065 deaths per square kilometre	4

Countries ranked near Paraguay

135 Slovakia 0.0068 deaths per square kilometre compare
136 China 0.0066 deaths per square kilometre compare
137 Mauritania 0.0063 deaths per square kilometre compare
139 Luxembourg 0.0058 deaths per square kilometre compare
140 Georgia 0.0057 deaths per square kilometre compare
141 Denmark 0.0056 deaths per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of child deaths, per square kilometre in Paraguay?: Number of child deaths, per square kilometre in Paraguay was 0.0058 deaths per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest number of child deaths, per square kilometre recorded in Paraguay?: The highest recorded value was 0.0176 deaths per square kilometre in 1982.
What is the lowest number of child deaths, per square kilometre recorded in Paraguay?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0058 deaths per square kilometre in 2023.
How does Paraguay rank for number of child deaths, per square kilometre?: Paraguay ranks 138th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
Is number of child deaths, per square kilometre rising or falling in Paraguay?: Over the last ten years it is down 25.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Paraguay data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of child deaths, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Number of child deaths divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Number of child deaths ÷ Land area (sq. km)

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Number of child deaths United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

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Indicator: Number of child deaths, per square kilometre
Unit: deaths per square kilometre
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 195 places, 10,420 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 12 September 2026

Number of child deaths divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.