Life Expectancy at Birth in Paraguay
Paraguay: Life Expectancy at Birth was 73.98 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
73.98
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
114th
of 216 countries
All-time high
73.98
in 2024
All-time low
60.2
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life Expectancy at Birth in Paraguay, 1960–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2024, life expectancy at birth in Paraguay stood at 73.98. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth in Paraguay peaked at 73.98 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 60.2, in 1960.
That places Paraguay 114th out of 216 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life Expectancy at Birth in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 60.2 | — |
| 1961 | 60.52 | +0.5% |
| 1962 | 60.82 | +0.5% |
| 1963 | 61.1 | +0.5% |
| 1964 | 61.37 | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 61.61 | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 61.83 | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 62.02 | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 62.21 | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 62.38 | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 62.55 | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 62.73 | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 62.89 | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 63.06 | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 63.23 | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 63.44 | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 63.65 | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 63.86 | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 64.08 | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 64.3 | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 64.55 | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 64.81 | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 65.08 | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 65.29 | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 65.61 | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 65.89 | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 66.17 | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 66.45 | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 66.71 | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 66.92 | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 67.34 | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 67.68 | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 67.96 | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 68.23 | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 68.5 | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 68.78 | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 69.05 | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 69.28 | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 69.51 | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 69.77 | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 70.03 | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 70.28 | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 70.54 | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 70.8 | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 71.05 | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 71.32 | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 71.58 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 71.82 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 72.05 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 72.28 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 72.55 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 72.79 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 73.11 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 73.29 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 73.42 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 73.45 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 73.49 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 73.45 | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 73.63 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 73.67 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 72.72 | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 68.11 | -6.3% |
| 2022 | 72.32 | +6.2% |
| 2023 | 73.84 | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 73.98 | +0.2% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 73.98 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 74.45, 99% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 73.98 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 75.69, 98% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 61.41 | 60.2 | 62.38 | 10 |
| 1970s | 63.38 | 62.55 | 64.3 | 10 |
| 1980s | 65.75 | 64.55 | 66.92 | 10 |
| 1990s | 68.61 | 67.34 | 69.77 | 10 |
| 2000s | 71.17 | 70.03 | 72.28 | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.28 | 72.55 | 73.67 | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.19 | 68.11 | 73.98 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
- 111 Azerbaijan 74.58 compare
- 112 Kazakhstan 74.53 compare
- 113 Belarus 74.37 compare
- 115 Dominican Republic 73.87 compare
- 116 Mauritius 73.79 compare
- 117 Suriname 73.76 compare
More gender data for Paraguay
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,993 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.2942 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 5,415 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 5,415 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.53 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 65,495 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 68,548 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 65,498 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 68,560 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 65,610 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth in Paraguay?
- Life expectancy at birth in Paraguay was 73.98 in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 73.98 in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.2 in 1960.
- How does Paraguay rank for life expectancy at birth?
- Paraguay ranks 114th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Life Expectancy at Birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender-disaggregated data on health outcomes.