Stillbirth rate in Paraguay
Paraguay: Stillbirth rate was 0.9022 deaths per 100 births in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.9022 deaths per 100 births
Change on year
down 1.6%
World rank
88th
of 199 countries
All-time high
1.76 deaths per 100 births
in 2000
All-time low
0.9022 deaths per 100 births
in 2023
Years of data
24
2000–2023
Stillbirth rate in Paraguay, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 births.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 0.9022 deaths per 100 births for stillbirth rate in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 21.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, stillbirth rate in Paraguay peaked at 1.76 deaths per 100 births in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.9022 deaths per 100 births, in 2023.
Paraguay ranks 88th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Stillbirth rate in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100 births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.76 deaths per 100 births | — |
| 2001 | 1.75 deaths per 100 births | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 1.72 deaths per 100 births | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 1.67 deaths per 100 births | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 1.61 deaths per 100 births | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 1.56 deaths per 100 births | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 1.5 deaths per 100 births | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 1.45 deaths per 100 births | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 1.39 deaths per 100 births | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 1.34 deaths per 100 births | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 1.28 deaths per 100 births | -4.1% |
| 2011 | 1.23 deaths per 100 births | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 1.19 deaths per 100 births | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 1.15 deaths per 100 births | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 1.12 deaths per 100 births | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 1.08 deaths per 100 births | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 1.05 deaths per 100 births | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 1.02 deaths per 100 births | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 0.9894 deaths per 100 births | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 0.9666 deaths per 100 births | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 0.9457 deaths per 100 births | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 0.9302 deaths per 100 births | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 0.9167 deaths per 100 births | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 0.9022 deaths per 100 births | -1.6% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 0.9022 deaths per 100 births is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7544 deaths per 100 births, 1.2× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 0.9022 deaths per 100 births is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.8266 deaths per 100 births, 1.1× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.57 deaths per 100 births | 1.34 deaths per 100 births | 1.76 deaths per 100 births | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.11 deaths per 100 births | 0.9666 deaths per 100 births | 1.28 deaths per 100 births | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9237 deaths per 100 births | 0.9022 deaths per 100 births | 0.9457 deaths per 100 births | 4 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
- 85 Palestine 0.9132 deaths per 100 births compare
- 86 Trinidad and Tobago 0.913 deaths per 100 births compare
- 87 Sao Tome and Principe 0.9113 deaths per 100 births compare
- 89 Cuba 0.8994 deaths per 100 births compare
- 90 Mauritius 0.8901 deaths per 100 births compare
- 91 Algeria 0.8807 deaths per 100 births compare
More population data for Paraguay
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.2301 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate 0.4098 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.2301 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.3467 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 8,591 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 1.02 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.6927 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -0.2% (2100)
- Population density 22.77 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 452,902 people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is stillbirth rate in Paraguay?
- Stillbirth rate in Paraguay was 0.9022 deaths per 100 births in 2023, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest stillbirth rate recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 1.76 deaths per 100 births in 2000.
- What is the lowest stillbirth rate recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9022 deaths per 100 births in 2023.
- How does Paraguay rank for stillbirth rate?
- Paraguay ranks 88th out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
- Is stillbirth rate rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Stillbirth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of stillbirths, per 100 total births.