Number of infant deaths, male in Paraguay
Paraguay: Number of infant deaths, male was 1,114 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
1,114
Change on year
down 3.5%
World rank
90th
of 197 countries
All-time high
3,201
in 1983
All-time low
1,114
in 2024
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Number of infant deaths, male 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, male in Paraguay stood at 1,114. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is down 3.5% on the previous year and down 26.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths, male in Paraguay peaked at 3,201 in 1983 and was at its lowest, 1,114, in 2024.
Paraguay ranks 90th of 197 countries on this measure, 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, male in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 2,737 | — |
| 1961 | 2,774 | +1.4% |
| 1962 | 2,816 | +1.5% |
| 1963 | 2,867 | +1.8% |
| 1964 | 2,912 | +1.6% |
| 1965 | 2,941 | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 2,954 | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 2,954 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 2,945 | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 2,939 | -0.2% |
| 1970 | 2,939 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 2,938 | -0.0% |
| 1972 | 2,932 | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 2,936 | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 2,950 | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 2,964 | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 2,973 | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 2,999 | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 3,027 | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 3,063 | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 3,115 | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 3,172 | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 3,199 | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 3,201 | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 3,191 | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 3,164 | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 3,128 | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 3,086 | -1.3% |
| 1988 | 3,036 | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 2,978 | -1.9% |
| 1990 | 2,904 | -2.5% |
| 1991 | 2,835 | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 2,772 | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 2,694 | -2.8% |
| 1994 | 2,617 | -2.9% |
| 1995 | 2,556 | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 2,492 | -2.5% |
| 1997 | 2,428 | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 2,366 | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 2,301 | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 2,220 | -3.5% |
| 2001 | 2,132 | -4.0% |
| 2002 | 2,047 | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 1,973 | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 1,917 | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 1,866 | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 1,810 | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 1,758 | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 1,716 | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 1,679 | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 1,635 | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 1,593 | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 1,567 | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 1,543 | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 1,522 | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 1,500 | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 1,470 | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 1,432 | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 1,387 | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 1,341 | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 1,292 | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 1,246 | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 1,203 | -3.5% |
| 2023 | 1,154 | -4.1% |
| 2024 | 1,114 | -3.5% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 1,114 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 544, 2.0× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 1,114 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 372, 3.0× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,884 | 2,737 | 2,954 | 10 |
| 1970s | 2,972 | 2,932 | 3,063 | 10 |
| 1980s | 3,127 | 2,978 | 3,201 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,596 | 2,301 | 2,904 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,912 | 1,679 | 2,220 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,499 | 1,341 | 1,635 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,202 | 1,114 | 1,292 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
More education data for Paraguay
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 34,286 (2012)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 12,773 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 109,864 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 106,763 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 570,654 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 710,209 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.4674 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1025 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infant deaths, male in Paraguay?
- Number of infant deaths, male in Paraguay was 1,114 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, male recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 3,201 in 1983.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths, male recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,114 in 2024.
- How does Paraguay rank for number of infant deaths, male?
- Paraguay ranks 90th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of infant deaths, male 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, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of male infants dying before reaching one year of age.