Share of deaths from underlying causes in Paraguay
Paraguay: Share of deaths from underlying causes was 9.45 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Share of deaths from underlying causes in Paraguay, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, share of deaths from underlying causes in Paraguay stood at 9.45. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 35.5% on the previous year and down 35.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of deaths from underlying causes in Paraguay peaked at 16.32 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 9.45, in 2021.
That places Paraguay 103rd out of 113 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Share of deaths from underlying causes in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12.77 | — |
| 2001 | 14.03 | +9.9% |
| 2002 | 13.84 | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 13.73 | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 13.28 | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 14.08 | +6.0% |
| 2006 | 14.34 | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 14.45 | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 14.55 | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 14.14 | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 14.34 | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 14.59 | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 14.44 | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 14.59 | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 15.05 | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 15.55 | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 14.57 | -6.3% |
| 2017 | 16.32 | +12.0% |
| 2018 | 15.46 | -5.3% |
| 2019 | 15.81 | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 14.66 | -7.3% |
| 2021 | 9.45 | -35.5% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 9.45 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15.62, 61% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 9.45 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 16.8, 56% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of deaths from underlying causes in Paraguay changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | -35.5% | 14.66 | 9.45 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.92 | 12.77 | 14.55 | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.07 | 14.34 | 16.32 | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.06 | 9.45 | 14.66 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
- 100 Fiji 10.35 compare
- 101 Kazakhstan 10.16 compare
- 102 Azerbaijan 9.98 compare
- 104 El Salvador 9.41 compare
- 105 Tajikistan 8.78 compare
- 106 Guatemala 8.72 compare
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- 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 share of deaths from underlying causes in Paraguay?
- Share of deaths from underlying causes in Paraguay was 9.45 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of deaths from underlying causes recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 16.32 in 2017.
- What is the lowest share of deaths from underlying causes recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.45 in 2021.
- How does Paraguay rank for share of deaths from underlying causes?
- Paraguay ranks 103rd out of 113 countries with data for 2021.
- Is share of deaths from underlying causes rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of deaths from underlying causes. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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