Health in Paraguay

1,288 indicators covering health for Paraguay.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Young people (ages 15-24) newly infected with HIV 500 2024 unchanged 55th
Tb related deaths hiv 120 2023 up 185.7% 66th
Smoking bans in public places 8 2022 up 300.0% 1st
Current health expenditure (CHE) as percentage of gross domestic 8.4% 2023 up 37.8% 56th
External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health 0.0% 2023 down 94.2% 136th
Domestic general government health expenditure (GGHE-D) as percentage 55.4% 2023 up 26.7% 99th
Out-of-pocket expenditure as percentage of current health expenditure 36.3% 2023 down 23.5% 66th
Domestic general government health expenditure (GGHE-D) as percentage 4.6% 2023 up 74.6% 66th
Domestic general government health expenditure (GGHE-D) as percentage 21.6% 2023 up 42.4% 6th
Domestic private health expenditure (PVT-D) as percentage of current 44.5% 2023 down 20.0% 73rd
Current health expenditure (CHE) per capita in US$ 526.51 2023 up 34.4% 88th
Domestic private health expenditure (PVT-D) per capita in US$ 234.55 2023 up 7.4% 75th
Domestic general government health expenditure (GGHE-D) per capita in 291.79 2023 up 70.3% 95th
Total healthcare expenditure gdp 8.36 2023 up 37.8% 55th
Health expenditure government expenditure 21.57 2023 up 42.4% 6th
Mumps - number of reported cases 526 2025 up 195.5% 30th
Proportion of health care facilities with no water service 6.92 2021 unchanged 59th
Incidence of tuberculosis (per 100 000 population) 5.6 2023 up 43.6% 55th
Hib vaccine 80 2024 down 14.0% 141st
Congenital Rubella Syndrome - number of reported cases 0 2025 16th
External health expenditure (EXT) per capita in US$ 0.1664 2023 down 92.1% 143rd
Dentists 9,068 2022 up 760.3% 41st
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water 72.0% 2020 unchanged 49th
Nursing and midwifery personnel 63,607 2022 up 850.9% 63rd
Nursing personnel 58,256 2022 up 770.9% 63rd
Number of new HIV infections per 1,000 uninfected population, by sex 0.1761 2024 down 17.7% 50th
People using safely managed drinking water services, rural 50.7% 2024 up 15.7% 36th
Raised blood pressure (SBP>=140 OR DBP>=90) 49.24 2019 down 4.3% 1st
Raised blood pressure (SBP>=140 OR DBP>=90) 47.83 2019 down 4.0% 2nd
Hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with 54.7% 2019 up 9.6% 94th
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence 56.4 2019 up 0.4% 1st
Hypertension effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) 12.6% 2019 up 48.2% 130th
Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) 12.3% 2019 up 48.2% 128th
Hypertension treatment coverage among adults aged 30-79 with 36.2% 2019 up 14.6% 114th
Hypertension treatment coverage among adults aged 30-79 with 37.5% 2019 up 13.3% 112th
Hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with 53.4% 2019 up 9.9% 100th
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude 54.5 2019 up 0.4% 3rd
Pneumococcal conjugate second or third-dose vaccines (PCVc) 91.0% 2025 up 1.1% 61st
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water 85.1% 2020 unchanged 48th
Adolescent birth rate 3.24 2015 down 25.2% 17th
Rubella number unvaccinated 23,043 2023 up 49.5% 59th
Estimated number of malaria cases 0 Cases 2024 82nd
Treatment success rate: previously treated TB cases 45 2023 down 6.2% 140th
Medical doctors 38.93 2022 up 179.9% 35th
Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel 98.2% 2023 up 1.4% 86th
Prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+ 35.1% 2022 up 24.1% 55th
Prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+ 36.0% 2022 up 21.6% 50th
3.b.1 Proportion of surviving infants receiving 3 doses of 69 2022 down 24.2% 171st
Nursing and midwifery personnel 94.09 2022 up 729.7% 28th
Estimated number of people (all ages) living with HIV 24,000 2025 up 50.0% 76th
Prevalence of HIV among adults aged 15 to 49 0.5% 2025 up 25.0% 62nd
Cases of paralytic polio from wild vs vaccine derived viruses 0 2023 24th
Immunization measles vs vaccine safety 69 2024 down 9.2% 137th
Share of children vaccinated with mcv2 69 2024 down 9.2% 137th
Cases of paralytic polio from vaccine derived viruses 0 2023 24th
TB patients with known HIV status 90.0% 2024 up 13.9% 94th
Reported number of people receiving antiretroviral therapy 14,588 2025 up 165.0% 79th
Estimated antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with HIV 60.0% 2025 up 71.4% 108th
Dentists 13.41 2022 up 649.2% 4th
Confirmed cases of RR-/MDR-TB 15 2024 up 36.4% 116th