Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Paraguay
Paraguay: Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years was 0.8 per 1,000 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Paraguay, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000.
Analysis
In 2024, probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Paraguay stood at 0.8 per 1,000. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 11.1% on the previous year and down 27.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Paraguay peaked at 2.6 per 1,000 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.8 per 1,000, in 2024.
Paraguay ranks 133rd of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.6 per 1,000 | — |
| 1991 | 2.4 per 1,000 | -7.7% |
| 1992 | 2.3 per 1,000 | -4.2% |
| 1993 | 2.1 per 1,000 | -8.7% |
| 1994 | 2 per 1,000 | -4.8% |
| 1995 | 1.9 per 1,000 | -5.0% |
| 1996 | 1.8 per 1,000 | -5.3% |
| 1997 | 1.7 per 1,000 | -5.6% |
| 1998 | 1.6 per 1,000 | -5.9% |
| 1999 | 1.6 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1.5 per 1,000 | -6.3% |
| 2001 | 1.5 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.5 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.5 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.5 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1.5 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.4 per 1,000 | -6.7% |
| 2007 | 1.4 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.4 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.3 per 1,000 | -7.1% |
| 2010 | 1.3 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.2 per 1,000 | -7.7% |
| 2012 | 1.2 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.2 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.1 per 1,000 | -8.3% |
| 2015 | 1.1 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.1 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 per 1,000 | -9.1% |
| 2018 | 1 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.9 per 1,000 | -10.0% |
| 2021 | 0.9 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.9 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.8 per 1,000 | -11.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2 per 1,000 | 1.6 per 1,000 | 2.6 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.45 per 1,000 | 1.3 per 1,000 | 1.5 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.12 per 1,000 | 1 per 1,000 | 1.3 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.88 per 1,000 | 0.8 per 1,000 | 0.9 per 1,000 | 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 probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Paraguay?
- Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Paraguay was 0.8 per 1,000 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 2.6 per 1,000 in 1990.
- What is the lowest probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8 per 1,000 in 2024.
- How does Paraguay rank for probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years?
- Paraguay ranks 133rd out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years 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 UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years (per 1,000). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability of dying between age 5-9 years of age expressed per 1,000 children aged 5, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.