Number of youth deaths in Paraguay
Paraguay: Number of youth deaths was 2,505 deaths in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of youth deaths in Paraguay, 1990–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of youth deaths in Paraguay is 2,505 deaths, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.4% on the previous year and down 25.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of youth deaths in Paraguay peaked at 6,742 deaths in 1990 and was at its lowest, 2,505 deaths, in 2024.
That places Paraguay 94th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of youth deaths in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 6,742 deaths | — |
| 1991 | 6,560 deaths | -2.7% |
| 1992 | 6,389 deaths | -2.6% |
| 1993 | 6,196 deaths | -3.0% |
| 1994 | 6,007 deaths | -3.1% |
| 1995 | 5,847 deaths | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 5,688 deaths | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 5,531 deaths | -2.8% |
| 1998 | 5,379 deaths | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 5,224 deaths | -2.9% |
| 2000 | 5,046 deaths | -3.4% |
| 2001 | 4,854 deaths | -3.8% |
| 2002 | 4,670 deaths | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 4,506 deaths | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 4,372 deaths | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 4,254 deaths | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 4,125 deaths | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 3,997 deaths | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 3,888 deaths | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 3,791 deaths | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 3,679 deaths | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 3,575 deaths | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 3,502 deaths | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 3,436 deaths | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 3,381 deaths | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 3,319 deaths | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 3,248 deaths | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 3,166 deaths | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 3,071 deaths | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 2,975 deaths | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 2,876 deaths | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 2,782 deaths | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 2,689 deaths | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 2,593 deaths | -3.6% |
| 2024 | 2,505 deaths | -3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5,956 deaths | 5,224 deaths | 6,742 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,350 deaths | 3,791 deaths | 5,046 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,335 deaths | 2,975 deaths | 3,679 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,689 deaths | 2,505 deaths | 2,876 deaths | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of youth deaths in Paraguay?
- Number of youth deaths in Paraguay was 2,505 deaths in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of youth deaths recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 6,742 deaths in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of youth deaths recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,505 deaths in 2024.
- How does Paraguay rank for number of youth deaths?
- Paraguay ranks 94th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of youth deaths rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of youth deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths of children aged under fifteen years.