Life expectancy vs. health spending in Paraguay
Paraguay: Life expectancy vs. health spending was 73.84 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy vs. health spending in Paraguay, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, life expectancy vs. health spending in Paraguay stood at 73.84 years. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy vs. health spending in Paraguay peaked at 73.84 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 58.05 years, in 1950.
Paraguay ranks 131st of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 58.83 years | 58.05 years | 59.88 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 61.41 years | 60.2 years | 62.38 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 63.38 years | 62.55 years | 64.3 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 65.75 years | 64.55 years | 66.92 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 68.61 years | 67.34 years | 69.77 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 71.17 years | 70.03 years | 72.28 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.28 years | 72.55 years | 73.67 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.75 years | 68.11 years | 73.84 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
- 128 Belarus 74.43 years compare
- 129 Azerbaijan 74.43 years compare
- 130 Kazakhstan 74.4 years compare
- 132 Dominican Republic 73.72 years compare
- 133 North Korea 73.64 years compare
- 134 Suriname 73.63 years compare
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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy vs. health spending in Paraguay?
- Life expectancy vs. health spending in Paraguay was 73.84 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy vs. health spending recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 73.84 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy vs. health spending recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.05 years in 1950.
- How does Paraguay rank for life expectancy vs. health spending?
- Paraguay ranks 131st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy vs. health spending rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy vs. health spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Period life expectancy at birth.