Argentina vs Paraguay

Argentina vs Paraguay: Child mortality

Child mortality in 2024: 1 per 100 live births in Argentina and 1.6 per 100 live births in Paraguay, by Gapminder and UN IGME estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Paraguay, by 0.7 per 100 live births, or 1.72 times that in Argentina.

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deaths before age 5 per 100 live births · Gapminder and UN IGME

Argentina vs Paraguay: Child mortalityChild mortality in 2024: 1 per 100 live births in Argentina and 1.6 per 100 live births in Paraguay, by Gapminder and UN IGME estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Paraguay, by 0.7 per 100 live births, or 1.72 times that in Argentina.
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What the numbers say

  • Paraguay has been higher since 1958, when it overtook Argentina.
  • The world as a whole: 3.7 per 100 live births in 2024.

Every year

deaths before age 5 per 100 live births · Gapminder and UN IGME

YearArgentinaParaguayWorld
202411.63.7
202311.73.8
202211.84
202111.84
202011.93.9
20191.11.94
20181.124
20171.12.14.1
20161.12.14.2
20151.22.24.3
20141.22.34.4
20131.32.34.5
20121.32.44.7
20111.42.55
20101.42.65.1
20091.52.75.3
20081.52.75.5
20071.62.85.7
20061.62.96
20051.736.2
20041.73.16.6
20031.83.16.8
20021.83.27.1
20011.93.37.4
20001.93.47.7
199923.57.9
19982.13.58.3
19972.23.68.4
19962.33.78.6
19952.43.88.8
19942.548.9
19932.74.19.1
19922.84.29.2
19912.84.49.3
19902.94.69.4
19892.94.79.5
19882.94.910
19872.95.19.9
198635.310.3
19853.15.510.6
19843.25.710.9
19833.45.911.1
19823.76.111.2
19813.96.311.6
19804.36.511.9
19794.76.711.9
19785.16.912.3
19775.6712.6
197667.212.8
19756.37.313.1
19746.67.413.3
19736.87.613.5
197277.613.7
19717.17.713.9
19707.27.814.2
19697.37.814.6
19685.87.915
19675.97.915.3
19665.9815.1
19655.8815.1
19645.8815.7
1963–8.116.2
1962–8.117
1961–8.218.8
1960–8.320.2
1959–8.419.9
19588.38.519.7
19579.48.520.5
19567.78.721.3
19558.4922.3
19548.19.122.8
19538.69.223.3
19528.99.323.9
19519.29.324.3
19509.4–24.7
19499.2–24.9
19489.5–24.9
194711–25.5
194610.4–25.8
194511.7–26.7
194411.5–27.4
194311.4–27.7
194212.4–27.9
194112.2–27.8
194013.1–27.9
193913.1–28
193815.5–28.7
193714–28.8
193614.4–29.1
193516–29.5
193414.4–30.7
193312.6–30.5
193214–30.7
193114.9–31.4
193014.9–31.6
192916.2–32
192817.3–31.9
192719.8–31.9
192618.5–32.7
192518.8–32.4
192417.9–33.1
192317.2–33.1
192217.2–33.2
192117.9–34.2
192020–34.4
191921.3–35.7
191822–37.6
191720.2–35.3
191619.4–35.1
191519.4–35.3
191419.6–35.4
191320.5–35.1
191223–35.5
191123.9–36
1910––36.4
1909––36.6
1908––37.2
1907––37.4
1906––38.1
1905––38.8
1904––38.9
1903––39.5
1902––40.1
1901––40.8
1900––40.9
1899––40.8
1898––41.2
1897––41
1896––41.1
1895––41.3
1894––41.2
1893––41.2
1892––41.7
1891––41.3
1890––41.5
1889––41.2
1888––41
1887––41.1
1886––41.1
1885––41.2
1884––41.1
1883––41.4
1882––41.5
1881––41.1
1880––41.6
1879––41.1
1878––41.6
1877––41.2
1876––41.4
1875––41.5
1874––41.7
1873––41.8
1872––42.1
1871––42.2
1870––41.9
1869––42.1
1868––42.4
1867––42
1866––42.1
1865––42.3
1864––42.2
1863––42.5
1862––42.6
1861––42.9
1860––42.9
1859––43.7
1858––43.8
1857––44.2
1856––44.2
1855––44
1854––43.7
1853––43.2
1852––42.9
1851––42.4
1850––42
1849––42.3
1848––42.3
1847––42.2
1846––42.4
1845––42
1844––42.1
1843––42.1
1842––42.2
1841––42.1
1840––42.1
1839––42.1
1838––42.2
1837––42.2
1836––42.2
1835––42.2
1834––42.3
1833––42.2
1832––42.2
1831––42.2
1830––42.2
1829––42.1
1828––42.1
1827––42.1
1826––42.1
1825––42.1
1824––42.1
1823––42.1
1822––42.1
1821––42.1
1820––42.1
1819––42.2
1818––42.2
1817––42.2
1816––42.2
1815––42.2
1814––42.3
1813––42.3
1812––42.4
1811––42.4
1810––42.5
1809––42.5
1808––42.5
1807––42.5
1806––42.6
1805––42.6
1804––42.6
1803––42.6
1802––42.7
1801––42.7
1800––42.8

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Good to know

  • The share of children who die before their fifth birthday.
  • Source: Gapminder (2015) and UN IGME (2025), via Our World in Data.
  • Ranks count the 200 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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