Youth mortality rate in Paraguay
Paraguay: Youth mortality rate was 1.84 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Youth mortality rate in Paraguay, 1968–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for youth mortality rate in Paraguay is 1.84, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 57 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 27.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth mortality rate in Paraguay peaked at 9.27 in 1968 and was at its lowest, 1.84, in 2024.
Paraguay ranks 97th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 57 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.22 | 9.17 | 9.27 | 2 |
| 1970s | 8.4 | 7.59 | 9.07 | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.38 | 5.43 | 7.38 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.3 | 3.75 | 5.02 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.3 | 2.94 | 3.66 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.49 | 2.16 | 2.85 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.97 | 1.84 | 2.09 | 5 |
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More health data for Paraguay
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,098 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 339 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 59,968 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 58,050 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 59,119 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 57,141 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 58,301 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 56,298 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth mortality rate in Paraguay?
- Youth mortality rate in Paraguay was 1.84 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest youth mortality rate recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 9.27 in 1968.
- What is the lowest youth mortality rate recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.84 in 2024.
- How does Paraguay rank for youth mortality rate?
- Paraguay ranks 97th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is youth mortality rate rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Youth mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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