Children died before five per woman in Paraguay

Paraguay: Children died before five per woman was 0.0373 in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
0.0373
Change on year
down 4.1%
World rank
86th
of 200 countries
All-time high
0.6065
in 1951
All-time low
0.0373
in 2024
Years of data
74
1951–2024

Children died before five per woman in Paraguay, 1951–2024

00.20.40.6195119872024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for children died before five per woman in Paraguay is 0.0373, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.

That represents a change of down 4.1% on the previous year and down 37.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, children died before five per woman in Paraguay peaked at 0.6065 in 1951 and was at its lowest, 0.0373, in 2024.

That places Paraguay 86th out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Children died before five per woman in Paraguay, year by year

Annual values for Children died before five per woman in Paraguay, 1951 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1951 0.6065 —
1952 0.6018 -0.8%
1953 0.5976 -0.7%
1954 0.5927 -0.8%
1955 0.5877 -0.8%
1956 0.5628 -4.2%
1957 0.556 -1.2%
1958 0.55 -1.1%
1959 0.5444 -1.0%
1960 0.5384 -1.1%
1961 0.5326 -1.1%
1962 0.5271 -1.0%
1963 0.5215 -1.1%
1964 0.5159 -1.1%
1965 0.5086 -1.4%
1966 0.4987 -2.0%
1967 0.4868 -2.4%
1968 0.4744 -2.5%
1969 0.4605 -2.9%
1970 0.4471 -2.9%
1971 0.4319 -3.4%
1972 0.4172 -3.4%
1973 0.4039 -3.2%
1974 0.3921 -2.9%
1975 0.3809 -2.9%
1976 0.37 -2.9%
1977 0.3599 -2.7%
1978 0.348 -3.3%
1979 0.3408 -2.0%
1980 0.3336 -2.1%
1981 0.3264 -2.2%
1982 0.3134 -4.0%
1983 0.3005 -4.1%
1984 0.2872 -4.4%
1985 0.2733 -4.8%
1986 0.2595 -5.0%
1987 0.246 -5.2%
1988 0.2326 -5.4%
1989 0.2197 -5.6%
1990 0.2074 -5.6%
1991 0.1958 -5.6%
1992 0.1851 -5.5%
1993 0.1752 -5.4%
1994 0.166 -5.3%
1995 0.1576 -5.0%
1996 0.1496 -5.1%
1997 0.1418 -5.2%
1998 0.1343 -5.3%
1999 0.1269 -5.5%
2000 0.1196 -5.8%
2001 0.1126 -5.8%
2002 0.1061 -5.8%
2003 0.1003 -5.4%
2004 0.0952 -5.2%
2005 0.0904 -5.0%
2006 0.086 -4.9%
2007 0.0819 -4.8%
2008 0.0778 -5.0%
2009 0.0739 -5.0%
2010 0.0702 -5.0%
2011 0.0667 -5.0%
2012 0.0634 -4.9%
2013 0.0617 -2.7%
2014 0.0601 -2.7%
2015 0.058 -3.5%
2016 0.0556 -4.1%
2017 0.0532 -4.3%
2018 0.0508 -4.4%
2019 0.0486 -4.5%
2020 0.0465 -4.3%
2021 0.0445 -4.2%
2022 0.0407 -8.6%
2023 0.0389 -4.2%
2024 0.0373 -4.1%

Paraguay compared with similar countries

  • Paraguay's 0.0373 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.027, 1.4× the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Paraguay's 0.0373 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0265, 1.4× the median. (35 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 0.5777 0.5444 0.6065 9
1960s 0.5065 0.4605 0.5384 10
1970s 0.3892 0.3408 0.4471 10
1980s 0.2792 0.2197 0.3336 10
1990s 0.164 0.1269 0.2074 10
2000s 0.0944 0.0739 0.1196 10
2010s 0.0588 0.0486 0.0702 10
2020s 0.0416 0.0373 0.0465 5

Countries ranked near Paraguay

  1. 83 Bolivia 0.0408 compare
  2. 84 Indonesia 0.0386 compare
  3. 85 Jordan 0.0379 compare
  4. 87 Panama 0.0354 compare
  5. 88 Morocco 0.0354 compare
  6. 89 Nauru 0.0353 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is children died before five per woman in Paraguay?
Children died before five per woman in Paraguay was 0.0373 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest children died before five per woman recorded in Paraguay?
The highest recorded value was 0.6065 in 1951.
What is the lowest children died before five per woman recorded in Paraguay?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0373 in 2024.
How does Paraguay rank for children died before five per woman?
Paraguay ranks 86th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
Is children died before five per woman rising or falling in Paraguay?
Over the last ten years it is down 37.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Paraguay data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Children died before five per woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Children died before five per woman
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
200 places, 16,060 data points, 1800–2024
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