Number of infant deaths, female in Paraguay
Paraguay: Number of infant deaths, female was 868 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of infant deaths, female in Paraguay, 1960–2024
Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
Analysis
In 2024, number of infant deaths, female in Paraguay stood at 868. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.4% on the previous year and down 26.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths, female in Paraguay peaked at 2,592 in 1982 and was at its lowest, 868, in 2024.
That places Paraguay 90th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Number of infant deaths, female in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 2,226 | — |
| 1961 | 2,258 | +1.4% |
| 1962 | 2,296 | +1.7% |
| 1963 | 2,334 | +1.7% |
| 1964 | 2,372 | +1.6% |
| 1965 | 2,398 | +1.1% |
| 1966 | 2,410 | +0.5% |
| 1967 | 2,413 | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 2,410 | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 2,409 | -0.0% |
| 1970 | 2,411 | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 2,414 | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 2,410 | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 2,412 | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 2,421 | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 2,427 | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 2,432 | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 2,449 | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 2,463 | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 2,491 | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 2,531 | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 2,572 | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 2,592 | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 2,582 | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 2,568 | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 2,539 | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 2,508 | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 2,465 | -1.7% |
| 1988 | 2,421 | -1.8% |
| 1989 | 2,366 | -2.3% |
| 1990 | 2,303 | -2.7% |
| 1991 | 2,241 | -2.7% |
| 1992 | 2,183 | -2.6% |
| 1993 | 2,118 | -3.0% |
| 1994 | 2,055 | -3.0% |
| 1995 | 2,005 | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 1,954 | -2.5% |
| 1997 | 1,904 | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 1,855 | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 1,800 | -3.0% |
| 2000 | 1,735 | -3.6% |
| 2001 | 1,664 | -4.1% |
| 2002 | 1,598 | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 1,538 | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 1,491 | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 1,454 | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 1,411 | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 1,367 | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 1,334 | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 1,308 | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 1,270 | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 1,238 | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 1,219 | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 1,201 | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 1,185 | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 1,166 | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 1,140 | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 1,109 | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 1,073 | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 1,037 | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 1,001 | -3.5% |
| 2021 | 967 | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 932 | -3.6% |
| 2023 | 899 | -3.5% |
| 2024 | 868 | -3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,353 | 2,226 | 2,413 | 10 |
| 1970s | 2,433 | 2,410 | 2,491 | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,514 | 2,366 | 2,592 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,042 | 1,800 | 2,303 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,490 | 1,308 | 1,735 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,164 | 1,037 | 1,270 | 10 |
| 2020s | 933.4 | 868 | 1,001 | 5 |
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More education data for Paraguay
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 285,606 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.2517 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 216,627 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 225,211 (2010)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -4.65 % change on previous year (2010)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 24,695 (2012)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 9,999 (2012)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 130,070 (2010)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -5.46 % change on previous year (2010)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infant deaths, female in Paraguay?
- Number of infant deaths, female in Paraguay was 868 in 2024, according to Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
- What is the highest number of infant deaths, female recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 2,592 in 1982.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths, female recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 868 in 2024.
- How does Paraguay rank for number of infant deaths, female?
- Paraguay ranks 90th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of infant deaths, female rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as part of Number of infant deaths, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of female infants dying before reaching one year of age.