Number of infant deaths in Paraguay
Paraguay: Number of infant deaths was 1,982 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of infant deaths in Paraguay, 1960–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of infant deaths in Paraguay is 1,982, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.5% on the previous year and down 26.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths in Paraguay peaked at 5,791 in 1982 and was at its lowest, 1,982, in 2024.
That places Paraguay 90th out of 196 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Number of infant deaths in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 4,963 | — |
| 1961 | 5,032 | +1.4% |
| 1962 | 5,112 | +1.6% |
| 1963 | 5,201 | +1.7% |
| 1964 | 5,284 | +1.6% |
| 1965 | 5,339 | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 5,364 | +0.5% |
| 1967 | 5,367 | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 5,355 | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 5,348 | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 5,350 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 5,352 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 5,342 | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 5,348 | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 5,371 | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 5,391 | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 5,405 | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 5,448 | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 5,490 | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 5,554 | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 5,646 | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 5,744 | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 5,791 | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 5,783 | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 5,759 | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 5,703 | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 5,636 | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 5,551 | -1.5% |
| 1988 | 5,457 | -1.7% |
| 1989 | 5,344 | -2.1% |
| 1990 | 5,207 | -2.6% |
| 1991 | 5,076 | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 4,955 | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 4,812 | -2.9% |
| 1994 | 4,672 | -2.9% |
| 1995 | 4,561 | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 4,446 | -2.5% |
| 1997 | 4,332 | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 4,221 | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 4,101 | -2.8% |
| 2000 | 3,955 | -3.6% |
| 2001 | 3,796 | -4.0% |
| 2002 | 3,645 | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 3,511 | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 3,408 | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 3,320 | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 3,221 | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 3,125 | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 3,050 | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 2,987 | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 2,905 | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 2,831 | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 2,786 | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 2,744 | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 2,707 | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 2,666 | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 2,610 | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 2,541 | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 2,460 | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 2,378 | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 2,293 | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 2,213 | -3.5% |
| 2022 | 2,135 | -3.5% |
| 2023 | 2,053 | -3.8% |
| 2024 | 1,982 | -3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5,236 | 4,963 | 5,367 | 10 |
| 1970s | 5,405 | 5,342 | 5,554 | 10 |
| 1980s | 5,641 | 5,344 | 5,791 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4,638 | 4,101 | 5,207 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,402 | 2,987 | 3,955 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,663 | 2,378 | 2,905 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,135 | 1,982 | 2,293 | 5 |
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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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,098 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 339 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 0.4361 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1386 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 0.4512 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1451 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infant deaths in Paraguay?
- Number of infant deaths in Paraguay was 1,982 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of infant deaths recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 5,791 in 1982.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,982 in 2024.
- How does Paraguay rank for number of infant deaths?
- Paraguay ranks 90th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of infant deaths rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.8%. 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 Number of infant deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of infants dying before reaching one year of age.