Number of neonatal deaths in Paraguay
Paraguay: Number of neonatal deaths was 1,174 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
1,174
Change on year
down 3.6%
World rank
94th
of 197 countries
All-time high
3,144
in 1986
All-time low
1,174
in 2024
Years of data
57
1968–2024
Number of neonatal deaths in Paraguay, 1968–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
In 2024, number of neonatal deaths in Paraguay stood at 1,174. That is the lowest value across all 57 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.6% on the previous year and down 29.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of neonatal deaths in Paraguay peaked at 3,144 in 1986 and was at its lowest, 1,174, in 2024.
That places Paraguay 94th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 57 years of available data.
Number of neonatal deaths in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 2,719 | — |
| 1969 | 2,713 | -0.2% |
| 1970 | 2,709 | -0.1% |
| 1971 | 2,697 | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 2,685 | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 2,685 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 2,698 | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 2,700 | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 2,713 | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 2,747 | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 2,776 | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 2,839 | +2.3% |
| 1980 | 2,909 | +2.5% |
| 1981 | 2,988 | +2.7% |
| 1982 | 3,033 | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 3,072 | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 3,105 | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 3,124 | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 3,144 | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 3,140 | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 3,137 | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 3,110 | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 3,066 | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 3,033 | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 2,988 | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 2,921 | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 2,876 | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 2,829 | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 2,782 | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 2,723 | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 2,650 | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 2,564 | -3.2% |
| 2000 | 2,466 | -3.8% |
| 2001 | 2,363 | -4.2% |
| 2002 | 2,261 | -4.3% |
| 2003 | 2,171 | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 2,111 | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 2,044 | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 1,976 | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 1,916 | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 1,877 | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 1,834 | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 1,773 | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 1,730 | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 1,708 | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 1,673 | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 1,658 | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 1,634 | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 1,589 | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 1,536 | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 1,477 | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 1,421 | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 1,367 | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 1,316 | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 1,266 | -3.8% |
| 2023 | 1,218 | -3.8% |
| 2024 | 1,174 | -3.6% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 1,174 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 634, 1.9× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 1,174 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 403, 2.9× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,716 | 2,713 | 2,719 | 2 |
| 1970s | 2,725 | 2,685 | 2,839 | 10 |
| 1980s | 3,076 | 2,909 | 3,144 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,843 | 2,564 | 3,066 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,102 | 1,834 | 2,466 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,620 | 1,421 | 1,773 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,268 | 1,174 | 1,367 | 5 |
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 number of neonatal deaths in Paraguay?
- Number of neonatal deaths in Paraguay was 1,174 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of neonatal deaths recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 3,144 in 1986.
- What is the lowest number of neonatal deaths recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,174 in 2024.
- How does Paraguay rank for number of neonatal deaths?
- Paraguay ranks 94th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of neonatal deaths rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.2%. 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 neonatal deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age.