Maternal Mortality Ratio, Modeled Estimate in Paraguay
Paraguay: Maternal Mortality Ratio, Modeled Estimate was 58 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Maternal Mortality Ratio, Modeled Estimate in Paraguay, 1985–2023
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 58 for maternal mortality ratio, modeled estimate in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.
That represents a change of down 25.6% on the previous year and down 31.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maternal mortality ratio, modeled estimate in Paraguay peaked at 237 in 1985 and was at its lowest, 58, in 2017.
That places Paraguay 90th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 39 years of available data.
Maternal Mortality Ratio, Modeled Estimate in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 237 | — |
| 1986 | 230 | -3.0% |
| 1987 | 225 | -2.2% |
| 1988 | 220 | -2.2% |
| 1989 | 209 | -5.0% |
| 1990 | 198 | -5.3% |
| 1991 | 192 | -3.0% |
| 1992 | 195 | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 197 | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 201 | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 202 | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 203 | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 205 | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 207 | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 207 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 207 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 207 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 206 | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 203 | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 199 | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 194 | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 186 | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 177 | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 166 | -6.2% |
| 2009 | 152 | -8.4% |
| 2010 | 136 | -10.5% |
| 2011 | 120 | -11.8% |
| 2012 | 100 | -16.7% |
| 2013 | 84 | -16.0% |
| 2014 | 70 | -16.7% |
| 2015 | 64 | -8.6% |
| 2016 | 60 | -6.2% |
| 2017 | 58 | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 58 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 58 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 69 | +19.0% |
| 2021 | 140 | +102.9% |
| 2022 | 78 | -44.3% |
| 2023 | 58 | -25.6% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 58 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 43, 1.3× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 58 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 54.5, 1.1× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Maternal Mortality Ratio, Modeled Estimate in Paraguay changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +102.9% | 69 | 140 |
| 2022 | -44.3% | 140 | 78 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 224.2 | 209 | 237 | 5 |
| 1990s | 200.7 | 192 | 207 | 10 |
| 2000s | 189.7 | 152 | 207 | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.8 | 58 | 136 | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.25 | 58 | 140 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
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 maternal mortality ratio, modeled estimate in Paraguay?
- Maternal mortality ratio, modeled estimate in Paraguay was 58 in 2023, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest maternal mortality ratio, modeled estimate recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 237 in 1985.
- What is the lowest maternal mortality ratio, modeled estimate recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 58 in 2017.
- How does Paraguay rank for maternal mortality ratio, modeled estimate?
- Paraguay ranks 90th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is maternal mortality ratio, modeled estimate rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Maternal Mortality Ratio, Modeled Estimate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gender-disaggregated data on health outcomes.