Number of deaths among children 5 to 14 years of age in Paraguay
Paraguay: Number of deaths among children 5 to 14 years of age was 278 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of deaths among children 5 to 14 years of age in Paraguay, 1990–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of deaths among children 5 to 14 years of age in Paraguay is 278, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and down 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths among children 5 to 14 years of age in Paraguay peaked at 497 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 278, in 2024.
Paraguay ranks 109th of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of deaths among children 5 to 14 years of age in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 497 | — |
| 1991 | 483 | -2.8% |
| 1992 | 469 | -2.9% |
| 1993 | 456 | -2.8% |
| 1994 | 444 | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 432 | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 421 | -2.5% |
| 1997 | 412 | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 403 | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 398 | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 395 | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 395 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 397 | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 402 | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 405 | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 407 | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 405 | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 397 | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 387 | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 373 | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 360 | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 346 | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 333 | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 323 | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 316 | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 308 | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 303 | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 298 | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 295 | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 290 | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 289 | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 287 | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 284 | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 282 | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 278 | -1.4% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 278 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 294.5, 94% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 278 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 258, 1.1× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 441.5 | 398 | 497 | 10 |
| 2000s | 396.3 | 373 | 407 | 10 |
| 2010s | 317.2 | 290 | 360 | 10 |
| 2020s | 284 | 278 | 289 | 5 |
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- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths among children 5 to 14 years of age in Paraguay?
- Number of deaths among children 5 to 14 years of age in Paraguay was 278 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest number of deaths among children 5 to 14 years of age recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 497 in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of deaths among children 5 to 14 years of age recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 278 in 2024.
- How does Paraguay rank for number of deaths among children 5 to 14 years of age?
- Paraguay ranks 109th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of deaths among children 5 to 14 years of age rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Number of deaths among children 5 to 14 years of age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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