What is child mortality vs. health spending in Paraguay?

Child mortality vs. health spending in Paraguay was 1.63 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest child mortality vs. health spending recorded in Paraguay?

The highest recorded value was 8.65 deaths per 100 live births in 1956.

What is the lowest child mortality vs. health spending recorded in Paraguay?

The lowest recorded value was 1.63 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Paraguay rank for child mortality vs. health spending?

Paraguay ranks 92nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.

Is child mortality vs. health spending rising or falling in Paraguay?

Over the last ten years it is down 28.2%. 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 Child mortality vs. health spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Child mortality vs. health spending in Paraguay

Name: Child mortality vs. health spending in Paraguay
Creator: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
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Paraguay: Child mortality vs. health spending was 1.63 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

1.63 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 3.3%

World rank

92nd

of 199 countries

All-time high

8.65 deaths per 100 live births

in 1956

All-time low

1.63 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1956–2024

Child mortality vs. health spending in Paraguay, 1956–2024

Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.

Analysis

The most recent figure for child mortality vs. health spending in Paraguay is 1.63 deaths per 100 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 69 years on record.

The figure is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 28.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, child mortality vs. health spending in Paraguay peaked at 8.65 deaths per 100 live births in 1956 and was at its lowest, 1.63 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

That places Paraguay 92nd 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 69 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	8.5 deaths per 100 live births	8.37 deaths per 100 live births	8.65 deaths per 100 live births	4
1960s	8.04 deaths per 100 live births	7.84 deaths per 100 live births	8.28 deaths per 100 live births	10
1970s	7.32 deaths per 100 live births	6.7 deaths per 100 live births	7.79 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	5.61 deaths per 100 live births	4.73 deaths per 100 live births	6.51 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	3.94 deaths per 100 live births	3.45 deaths per 100 live births	4.56 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	3.01 deaths per 100 live births	2.65 deaths per 100 live births	3.36 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	2.24 deaths per 100 live births	1.92 deaths per 100 live births	2.57 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	1.75 deaths per 100 live births	1.63 deaths per 100 live births	1.86 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Paraguay

89 Kyrgyzstan 1.68 deaths per 100 live births compare
90 North Korea 1.67 deaths per 100 live births compare
91 Moldova 1.65 deaths per 100 live births compare
93 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1.59 deaths per 100 live births compare
94 Suriname 1.58 deaths per 100 live births compare
95 Morocco 1.57 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

More health data for Paraguay

Age dependency ratio 54.1% (2025)
Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 59,474 (2025)
Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 62,775 (2025)
Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 60,055 (2025)
Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 64,004 (2025)
Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 61,213 (2025)
Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 65,185 (2025)
Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 63,579 (2025)
Population, female 3.50 million (2025)
Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 64,998 (2025)

All data for Paraguay →

Frequently asked questions

What is child mortality vs. health spending in Paraguay?: Child mortality vs. health spending in Paraguay was 1.63 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest child mortality vs. health spending recorded in Paraguay?: The highest recorded value was 8.65 deaths per 100 live births in 1956.
What is the lowest child mortality vs. health spending recorded in Paraguay?: The lowest recorded value was 1.63 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Paraguay rank for child mortality vs. health spending?: Paraguay ranks 92nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is child mortality vs. health spending rising or falling in Paraguay?: Over the last ten years it is down 28.2%. 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 Child mortality vs. health spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Child mortality vs. health spending
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 13,255 data points, 1931–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

The estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .