Number of under-five deaths, male in Paraguay
Paraguay: Number of under-five deaths, male was 1,250 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
1,250
Change on year
down 3.6%
World rank
92nd
of 197 countries
All-time high
3,842
in 1982
All-time low
1,250
in 2024
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Number of under-five deaths, male 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
In 2024, number of under-five deaths, male in Paraguay stood at 1,250. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 3.6% on the previous year and down 27.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, male in Paraguay peaked at 3,842 in 1982 and was at its lowest, 1,250, in 2024.
Paraguay ranks 92nd of 197 countries on this measure, 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, male in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3,544 | — |
| 1962 | 3,588 | +1.2% |
| 1963 | 3,640 | +1.4% |
| 1964 | 3,690 | +1.4% |
| 1965 | 3,724 | +0.9% |
| 1966 | 3,738 | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 3,736 | -0.1% |
| 1968 | 3,725 | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 3,710 | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 3,697 | -0.4% |
| 1971 | 3,684 | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 3,665 | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 3,656 | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 3,656 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 3,658 | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 3,659 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 3,673 | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 3,694 | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 3,720 | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 3,765 | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 3,815 | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 3,842 | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 3,838 | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 3,825 | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 3,793 | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 3,746 | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 3,694 | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 3,629 | -1.8% |
| 1989 | 3,556 | -2.0% |
| 1990 | 3,464 | -2.6% |
| 1991 | 3,376 | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 3,296 | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 3,199 | -2.9% |
| 1994 | 3,102 | -3.0% |
| 1995 | 3,025 | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 2,942 | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 2,859 | -2.8% |
| 1998 | 2,785 | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 2,703 | -2.9% |
| 2000 | 2,607 | -3.6% |
| 2001 | 2,499 | -4.1% |
| 2002 | 2,395 | -4.2% |
| 2003 | 2,302 | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 2,226 | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 2,159 | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 2,089 | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 2,022 | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 1,965 | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 1,918 | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 1,864 | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 1,813 | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 1,780 | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 1,747 | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 1,720 | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 1,692 | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 1,656 | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 1,612 | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 1,562 | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 1,511 | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 1,455 | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 1,403 | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 1,352 | -3.6% |
| 2023 | 1,297 | -4.1% |
| 2024 | 1,250 | -3.6% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 1,250 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 674, 1.9× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 1,250 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 470, 2.7× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,677 | 3,544 | 3,738 | 9 |
| 1970s | 3,676 | 3,656 | 3,720 | 10 |
| 1980s | 3,750 | 3,556 | 3,842 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,075 | 2,703 | 3,464 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,218 | 1,918 | 2,607 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,696 | 1,511 | 1,864 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,351 | 1,250 | 1,455 | 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 under-five deaths, male in Paraguay?
- Number of under-five deaths, male in Paraguay was 1,250 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, male recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 3,842 in 1982.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, male recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,250 in 2024.
- How does Paraguay rank for number of under-five deaths, male?
- Paraguay ranks 92nd out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths, male rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.3%. 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, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of male children dying before reaching age five.