Number of under-five deaths, female in Paraguay
Paraguay: Number of under-five deaths, female was 977 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of under-five deaths, female in Paraguay, 1961–2024
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
Paraguay recorded 977 for number of under-five deaths, female in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.6% on the previous year and down 27.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, female in Paraguay peaked at 3,163 in 1982 and was at its lowest, 977, in 2024.
That places Paraguay 92nd 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 64 years of available data.
Number of under-five deaths, female in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2,955 | — |
| 1962 | 2,994 | +1.3% |
| 1963 | 3,035 | +1.4% |
| 1964 | 3,075 | +1.3% |
| 1965 | 3,104 | +0.9% |
| 1966 | 3,118 | +0.5% |
| 1967 | 3,121 | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 3,112 | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 3,104 | -0.3% |
| 1970 | 3,098 | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 3,087 | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 3,071 | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 3,061 | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 3,060 | -0.0% |
| 1975 | 3,058 | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 3,051 | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 3,059 | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 3,064 | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 3,083 | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 3,114 | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 3,151 | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 3,163 | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 3,151 | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 3,128 | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 3,089 | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 3,048 | -1.3% |
| 1987 | 2,992 | -1.8% |
| 1988 | 2,933 | -2.0% |
| 1989 | 2,860 | -2.5% |
| 1990 | 2,781 | -2.8% |
| 1991 | 2,701 | -2.9% |
| 1992 | 2,624 | -2.9% |
| 1993 | 2,541 | -3.2% |
| 1994 | 2,461 | -3.1% |
| 1995 | 2,390 | -2.9% |
| 1996 | 2,325 | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 2,260 | -2.8% |
| 1998 | 2,191 | -3.1% |
| 1999 | 2,123 | -3.1% |
| 2000 | 2,044 | -3.7% |
| 2001 | 1,960 | -4.1% |
| 2002 | 1,878 | -4.2% |
| 2003 | 1,802 | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 1,741 | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 1,688 | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 1,631 | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 1,578 | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 1,536 | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 1,500 | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 1,455 | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 1,416 | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 1,389 | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 1,366 | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 1,345 | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 1,319 | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 1,289 | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 1,256 | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 1,214 | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 1,174 | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 1,132 | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 1,092 | -3.5% |
| 2022 | 1,053 | -3.6% |
| 2023 | 1,014 | -3.7% |
| 2024 | 977 | -3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,069 | 2,955 | 3,121 | 9 |
| 1970s | 3,069 | 3,051 | 3,098 | 10 |
| 1980s | 3,063 | 2,860 | 3,163 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,440 | 2,123 | 2,781 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,736 | 1,500 | 2,044 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,322 | 1,174 | 1,455 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,054 | 977 | 1,132 | 5 |
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More education data for Paraguay
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 34,694 (2012)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.9% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 28.4% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 89.44 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 89.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of under-five deaths, female in Paraguay?
- Number of under-five deaths, female in Paraguay was 977 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 under-five deaths, female recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 3,163 in 1982.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, female recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 977 in 2024.
- How does Paraguay rank for number of under-five deaths, female?
- Paraguay ranks 92nd out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths, female rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.4%. 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 under-five deaths, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of female children dying before reaching age five.