Life expectancy at birth — all countries

Life expectancy at birth — Paraguay

Life expectancy at birth in Paraguay in 2024 — 74 years. Ranked 115 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 22.9%.

2024 74 years +0.19% vs 2023
World rank 115of 217
Period maximum 74 years2024
Period minimum 60.2 years1960

Trend over time

1960–2024 · years

Life expectancy at birth — Paraguay, 1960–20246065707519601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 60.2 years1962: 60.8 years1964: 61.4 years1966: 61.8 years1968: 62.2 years1970: 62.6 years1972: 62.9 years1974: 63.2 years1976: 63.7 years1978: 64.1 years1980: 64.6 years1982: 65.1 years1984: 65.6 years1986: 66.2 years1988: 66.7 years1990: 67.3 years1992: 68 years1994: 68.5 years1996: 69.1 years1998: 69.5 years2000: 70 years2002: 70.5 years2004: 71.1 years2006: 71.6 years2008: 72 years2010: 72.6 years2012: 73.1 years2014: 73.4 years2016: 73.5 years2018: 73.6 years2020: 72.7 years2022: 72.3 years2024: 74 years
Change over the period: +13.8 (+22.9%) Average annual rate: 0.32 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Paraguay

Paraguay 74 years
World 73.5 years
South America computed 76.4 years
Upper-middle-income countries computed 76.3 years
Life expectancy at birth — Paraguay, by year Paraguay All countries CSV XLSX
Year years Change Change, %
2024 74 +0.1 +0.19%
2023 73.8 +1.5 +2.11%
2022 72.3 +4.2 +6.18%
2021 68.1 −4.6 −6.34%
2020 72.7 −0.9 −1.29%
2019 73.7 +0 +0.06%
2018 73.6 +0.2 +0.24%
2017 73.5 −0 −0.05%
2016 73.5 +0 +0.04%
2015 73.5 +0 +0.05%
2014 73.4 +0.1 +0.17%
2013 73.3 +0.2 +0.26%
2012 73.1 +0.3 +0.44%
2011 72.8 +0.2 +0.33%
2010 72.6 +0.3 +0.37%
2009 72.3 +0.2 +0.33%
2008 72 +0.2 +0.32%
2007 71.8 +0.2 +0.33%
2006 71.6 +0.3 +0.37%
2005 71.3 +0.3 +0.37%
2004 71.1 +0.3 +0.37%
2003 70.8 +0.3 +0.36%
2002 70.5 +0.3 +0.37%
2001 70.3 +0.3 +0.36%
2000 70 +0.3 +0.36%
1999 69.8 +0.3 +0.38%
1998 69.5 +0.2 +0.32%
1997 69.3 +0.2 +0.34%
1996 69.1 +0.3 +0.4%
1995 68.8 +0.3 +0.4%
1994 68.5 +0.3 +0.4%
1993 68.2 +0.3 +0.4%
1992 68 +0.3 +0.42%
1991 67.7 +0.3 +0.5%
1990 67.3 +0.4 +0.63%
1989 66.9 +0.2 +0.32%
1988 66.7 +0.3 +0.39%
1987 66.5 +0.3 +0.43%
1986 66.2 +0.3 +0.42%
1985 65.9 +0.3 +0.43%
1984 65.6 +0.3 +0.48%
1983 65.3 +0.2 +0.33%
1982 65.1 +0.3 +0.41%
1981 64.8 +0.3 +0.4%
1980 64.6 +0.3 +0.4%
1979 64.3 +0.2 +0.34%
1978 64.1 +0.2 +0.34%
1977 63.9 +0.2 +0.32%
1976 63.7 +0.2 +0.35%
1975 63.4 +0.2 +0.32%
1974 63.2 +0.2 +0.27%
1973 63.1 +0.2 +0.27%
1972 62.9 +0.2 +0.26%
1971 62.7 +0.2 +0.27%
1970 62.6 +0.2 +0.27%
1969 62.4 +0.2 +0.28%
1968 62.2 +0.2 +0.3%
1967 62 +0.2 +0.31%
1966 61.8 +0.2 +0.37%
1965 61.6 +0.2 +0.39%
1964 61.4 +0.3 +0.44%
1963 61.1 +0.3 +0.47%
1962 60.8 +0.3 +0.49%
1961 60.5 +0.3 +0.53%
1960 60.2

About the indicator

Life expectancy at birth is the average number of years a newborn would live if age-specific mortality rates stayed the same as in the year of calculation. It is not a forecast for any individual but a summary measure of the current mortality regime: the indicator falls sharply in years of epidemics and wars and recovers just as fast.

Important: The indicator is highly sensitive to infant mortality: a decline there adds more years than an improvement in the health of the elderly.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.