Neonatal mortality per 1,000 live births fell 3.70% to 10.4 in Paraguay in 2019, according to World Bank / WHO.
Historically, neonatal mortality per 1,000 live births in Paraguay reached an all time high of 31.1 in 1967 and an all time low of 10.4 in 2019. When compared to Paraguay's main peers, neonatal mortality per 1,000 live births in Argentina amounted to 5.30, 14.0 in Bolivia, 8.90 in Brazil and 4.50 in Chile in 2019.
Paraguay has been ranked 81st within the group of 172 countries we follow in terms of neonatal mortality per 1,000 live births, 5 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
Neonatal Mortality (Per 1,000 Live Births) | Unit | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
Argentina | 6.90 | 6.50 | 6.40 | 6.30 | 6.00 | |||||||||||||||||
Bolivia | 17.6 | 16.7 | 15.9 | 15.2 | 14.6 | |||||||||||||||||
Brazil | 9.70 | 9.50 | 10.0 | 9.30 | 9.20 | |||||||||||||||||
Chile | 5.20 | 5.10 | 5.00 | 4.90 | 4.70 | |||||||||||||||||
Paraguay | 12.3 | 11.9 | 11.6 | 11.2 | 10.8 | |||||||||||||||||
Peru | 8.40 | 8.00 | 7.80 | 7.50 | 7.20 | |||||||||||||||||
Uruguay | 5.20 | 5.00 | 4.80 | 4.40 | 4.00 | |||||||||||||||||
Venezuela | 11.3 | 14.5 | 14.6 | 14.7 | 14.6 |