Number of under-five deaths in Paraguay
Paraguay: Number of under-five deaths was 2,227 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of under-five deaths in Paraguay, 1961–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of under-five deaths in Paraguay is 2,227, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.6% on the previous year and down 27.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths in Paraguay peaked at 7,005 in 1982 and was at its lowest, 2,227, in 2024.
That places Paraguay 92nd 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 64 years of available data.
Number of under-five deaths in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 6,499 | — |
| 1962 | 6,582 | +1.3% |
| 1963 | 6,675 | +1.4% |
| 1964 | 6,765 | +1.3% |
| 1965 | 6,828 | +0.9% |
| 1966 | 6,856 | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 6,857 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 6,837 | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 6,814 | -0.3% |
| 1970 | 6,795 | -0.3% |
| 1971 | 6,771 | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 6,736 | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 6,717 | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 6,716 | -0.0% |
| 1975 | 6,716 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 6,710 | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 6,732 | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 6,758 | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 6,803 | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 6,879 | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 6,966 | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 7,005 | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 6,989 | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 6,953 | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 6,882 | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 6,794 | -1.3% |
| 1987 | 6,686 | -1.6% |
| 1988 | 6,562 | -1.9% |
| 1989 | 6,416 | -2.2% |
| 1990 | 6,245 | -2.7% |
| 1991 | 6,077 | -2.7% |
| 1992 | 5,920 | -2.6% |
| 1993 | 5,740 | -3.0% |
| 1994 | 5,563 | -3.1% |
| 1995 | 5,415 | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 5,267 | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 5,119 | -2.8% |
| 1998 | 4,976 | -2.8% |
| 1999 | 4,826 | -3.0% |
| 2000 | 4,651 | -3.6% |
| 2001 | 4,459 | -4.1% |
| 2002 | 4,273 | -4.2% |
| 2003 | 4,104 | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 3,967 | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 3,847 | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 3,720 | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 3,600 | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 3,501 | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 3,418 | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 3,319 | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 3,229 | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 3,169 | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 3,113 | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 3,065 | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 3,011 | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 2,945 | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 2,868 | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 2,776 | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 2,685 | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 2,587 | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 2,495 | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 2,405 | -3.6% |
| 2023 | 2,311 | -3.9% |
| 2024 | 2,227 | -3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6,746 | 6,499 | 6,857 | 9 |
| 1970s | 6,745 | 6,710 | 6,803 | 10 |
| 1980s | 6,813 | 6,416 | 7,005 | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,515 | 4,826 | 6,245 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,954 | 3,418 | 4,651 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,018 | 2,685 | 3,319 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,405 | 2,227 | 2,587 | 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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,098 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 339 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, annual growth rate 4.18 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita 0.0375 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, annual growth rate 3.8 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per capita 0.0297 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of under-five deaths in Paraguay?
- Number of under-five deaths in Paraguay was 2,227 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of under-five deaths recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 7,005 in 1982.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,227 in 2024.
- How does Paraguay rank for number of under-five deaths?
- Paraguay ranks 92nd out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.3%. 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 under-five deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of children dying before reaching age five.