Paraguay sits in Latin America & Caribbean. A newborn there can expect about 74.1 years of life, 113th of 212 countries with data. Below, every mortality measure the National Death Index tracks for Paraguay, each with its global rank and source year.
17 measures · sources: World Bank Open Data and WHO Global Health Observatory (Global Health Estimates 2021) · latest available year per figure
| Measure | Value | World rank | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy at birth | 74.1 yrs | 113 of 212 | 2024 |
| Age-standardized death rate | 9.2 /1,000 | 76 of 182 | 2021 |
| Crude death rate | 5.7 /1,000 | 169 of 212 | 2024 |
| Life expectancy at 60 | 17.2 yrs | 120 of 182 | 2021 |
| Male mortality penalty | 82.4 /1,000 | 57 of 212 | 2024 |
| Life-expectancy gap (F−M) | 6.1 yrs | 56 of 212 | 2024 |
| Old-age sex ratio (65+) | 79.7 men/100 women | 104 of 212 | 2024 |
| Infant mortality | 14.5 /1,000 | 86 of 192 | 2024 |
| Maternal mortality | 58.0 /100k | 87 of 191 | 2023 |
| Premature NCD mortality | 16.1 % | 114 of 182 | 2021 |
| Suicide rate | 6.4 /100k | 103 of 182 | 2021 |
| Road-traffic deaths | 22.0 /100k | 57 of 187 | 2019 |
| Adult obesity | 11.1 % | 91 of 143 | 2002 |
| Recorded alcohol per adult | 5.6 L | 78 of 185 | 2020 |
| Population aged 65+ | 6.5 % | 126 of 212 | 2024 |
| Health spending per capita | $527 | 86 of 191 | 2023 |
| GDP per capita | $6,416 | 126 of 212 | 2024 |
Measured against the rest of the world, Paraguay's sharpest departures from the middle of the pack are the 44th lowest crude death rate in the world (5.7 /1,000) and the 56th highest life-expectancy gap in the world (6.1 yrs). Every figure above is the most recent the source reports for Paraguay; the year sits beside each one, and rankings cover only countries with data for that measure.