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HEALTH PROFILE: Paraguay

Data Sources: WHO, CDC, World Bank, UN.
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Paraguay PARAGUAY POPULATION PYRAMID
 
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    Paraguay
    COUNTRY PROFILE
    Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Antigua/Bar. Arab Emirates Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia/Herzeg. Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central Africa Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo Costa Rica Cote d Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominican Rep. DR Congo Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equ. Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Guinea New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria No Macedonia North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Lucia Saint Vincent Samoa Sao Tome Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Isl. Somalia South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tonga Trinidad/Tob. Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe
    Paraguay PARAGUAY LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
          World Rank
      Male Female M F
    At Birth
    73.1
    78.8
    70
    65
    Age 5
    74.6
    80.2
    61
    55
    Age 10
    74.7
    80.3
    62
    55
    Age 15
    74.8
    80.4
    61
    55
    Age 20
    75.1
    80.5
    58
    55
    Age 25
    75.6
    80.7
    58
    55
    Age 30
    76.0
    80.8
    57
    55
    Age 35
    76.4
    81.0
    57
    54
    Age 40
    76.8
    81.3
    56
    53
    Age 45
    77.4
    81.6
    55
    52
    Age 50
    78.1
    82.1
    53
    51
    Age 55
    79.0
    82.7
    52
    50
    Age 60
    80.2
    83.5
    53
    48
    Age 65
    81.7
    84.5
    50
    47
    Age 70
    83.4
    85.8
    50
    44
    Age 75
    85.6
    87.3
    45
    43
    Age 80
    88.1
    89.2
    38
    38
    Age 85
    91.0
    91.5
    25
    23
    Paraguay PARAGUAY TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    76.66
    137
    2. Stroke
    53.27
    122
    3. Diabetes Mellitus
    41.85
    56
    4. Kidney Disease
    27.94
    68
    5. Influenza and Pneumonia
    27.39
    91
    6. Road Traffic Accidents
    22.60
    62
    7. Prostate Cancer
    21.17
    56
    8. Lung Disease
    20.96
    97
    9. Cervical Cancer
    17.57
    46
    10. Breast Cancer
    16.48
    95
    11. Hypertension
    15.87
    104
    12. Other Injuries
    13.54
    32
    13. Lung Cancers
    13.04
    90
    14. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    9.58
    82
    15. Endocrine Disorders
    9.48
    22
    16. Liver Disease
    9.16
    131
    17. Other Neoplasms
    8.44
    2
    18. Violence
    7.96
    62
    19. Congenital Anomalies
    7.21
    47
    20. Alcohol
    7.18
    11
    21. HIV/AIDS
    7.00
    68
    22. Stomach Cancer
    6.25
    88
    23. Suicide
    6.16
    125
    24. Low Birth Weight
    5.80
    83
    25. Malnutrition
    5.61
    49
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank
    26. Pancreas Cancer
    4.58
    75
    27. Tuberculosis
    4.51
    86
    28. Leukemia
    4.42
    50
    29. Lymphomas
    4.16
    113
    30. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.08
    68
    31. Ovary Cancer
    2.93
    148
    32. Diarrhoeal diseases
    2.78
    96
    33. Liver Cancer
    2.68
    172
    34. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.60
    149
    35. Alzheimers & Dementia
    2.56
    176
    36. Drownings
    2.55
    87
    37. Skin Disease
    2.45
    41
    38. Oral Cancer
    2.34
    111
    39. Skin Cancers
    2.19
    70
    40. Parkinson's Disease
    2.17
    157
    41. Asthma
    2.17
    110
    42. Birth Trauma
    1.95
    91
    43. Falls
    1.62
    176
    44. Uterin Cancer
    1.57
    133
    45. Epilepsy
    1.49
    98
    46. Anemia
    1.43
    11
    47. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.20
    143
    48. Syphilis
    1.17
    31
    49. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    1.16
    6
    50. Bladder Cancer
    1.00
    158
    Paraguay PARAGUAY TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    4,327
    14.50
    2. Stroke
    3,007
    10.08
    3. Diabetes Mellitus
    2,361
    7.91
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    1,661
    5.57
    5. Kidney Disease
    1,592
    5.34
    6. Road Traffic Accidents
    1,552
    5.20
    7. Lung Disease
    1,181
    3.96
    8. Hypertension
    895
    3.00
    9. Other Injuries
    843
    2.83
    10. Lung Cancers
    738
    2.47
    11. Congenital Anomalies
    662
    2.22
    12. Low Birth Weight
    644
    2.16
    13. Violence
    566
    1.90
    14. Endocrine Disorders
    562
    1.88
    15. Prostate Cancer
    546
    1.83
    16. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    543
    1.82
    17. Liver Disease
    524
    1.76
    18. Cervical Cancer
    516
    1.73
    19. Other Neoplasms
    487
    1.63
    20. Breast Cancer
    481
    1.61
    21. HIV/AIDS
    448
    1.50
    22. Suicide
    425
    1.42
    23. Alcohol
    410
    1.37
    24. Stomach Cancer
    355
    1.19
    25. Malnutrition
    330
    1.11
      Deaths %
    26. Tuberculosis
    273
    0.92
    27. Leukemia
    272
    0.91
    28. Pancreas Cancer
    258
    0.86
    29. Lymphomas
    245
    0.82
    30. Birth Trauma
    213
    0.71
    31. Diarrhoeal diseases
    192
    0.64
    32. Drownings
    178
    0.60
    33. Oesophagus Cancer
    173
    0.58
    34. Inflammatory/Heart
    154
    0.52
    35. Liver Cancer
    152
    0.51
    36. Alzheimers & Dementia
    144
    0.48
    37. Skin Disease
    144
    0.48
    38. Oral Cancer
    134
    0.45
    39. Asthma
    126
    0.42
    40. Skin Cancers
    125
    0.42
    41. Parkinson's Disease
    122
    0.41
    42. Syphilis
    119
    0.40
    43. Falls
    100
    0.34
    44. Epilepsy
    98
    0.33
    45. Ovary Cancer
    85
    0.28
    46. Anemia
    82
    0.27
    47. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    69
    0.23
    48. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    66
    0.22
    49. Maternal Conditions
    64
    0.21
    50. Fires
    63
    0.21
    Paraguay PARAGUAY CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    21.17
    56
    2. Cervical Cancer
    17.57
    46
    3. Breast Cancer
    16.48
    95
    4. Lung Cancers
    13.04
    90
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    9.58
    82
    6. Stomach Cancer
    6.25
    88
    7. Pancreas Cancer
    4.58
    75
    8. Leukemia
    4.42
    50
      Rate World Rank
    9. Lymphomas
    4.16
    113
    10. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.08
    68
    11. Ovary Cancer
    2.93
    148
    12. Liver Cancer
    2.68
    172
    13. Oral Cancer
    2.34
    111
    14. Skin Cancers
    2.19
    70
    15. Uterin Cancer
    1.57
    133
    16. Bladder Cancer
    1.00
    158
    Paraguay PARAGUAY HEALTH RISK FACTORS
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
    ALCOHOL LITERS
    Total Rank
    7.0
    75
    SMOKING %
    M F Rank
    18.8
    4.4
    120
    101
    OBESITY %
    M F Rank
    17.1
    23.4
    97
    90
    HAPPINESS SCORE
    Total Rank
    5.58
    71
    Paraguay PARAGUAY LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
            World Rank
      Male Female All M F All
    1960
    62.0
    65.9
    63.9
    44
    45
    44
    1970
    63.5
    67.7
    65.5
    58
    58
    58
    1980
    64.7
    69.1
    66.8
    61
    72
    69
    1990
    65.9
    70.4
    68.1
    78
    91
    89
    2000
    69.0
    73.0
    70.9
    69
    93
    82
    2010
    71.4
    75.2
    73.2
    68
    92
    84
    2019
    73.1
    78.8
    75.8
    70
    65
    71
    Paraguay PARAGUAY DEMOGRAPHIC SUMMARY
      Value World Rank
    Population Total
    7.273m
    102
    Sex Ratio M / F
    1.00
    65
    Population 0-14
    23.4%
    108
    Population 15-64
    68.7%
    38
    Population 65 +
    7.9%
    87
    Birth Rate / 1000
    16.32
    96
    Death Rate / 1000
    4.87
    170
    Fertility Rate
    1.89
    118
    Infant Mortality
    23.83
    72
    Sex Ratio At Birth M / F
    1.05
    86
    Sex Ratio Under 15 M / F
    1.04
    106
      Value World Rank
    Sex Ratio 15-64 M / F
    1.01
    80
    Sex Ratio 65 + M / F
    0.89
    36
    Net Migration
    -0.07
    77
    Population Growth
    1.15%
    78
    Literacy Total
    94.5%
    94
    Literacy Male
    94.9%
    81
    Literacy Female
    94.2%
    72
    Unemployment
    5.7%
    107
    Life Expectancy / Birth
    75.8
    71
    Healthy Life Expectancy
    65.8
    74
    GDP per Capita USD
    $12,300
    94

    COVID-19 REPORT

      CASES    DEATHS 
    837,602
    20,155
    4/1/24
    Paraguay COVID-19 DEATH SIMULATOR

    A calendar based simulation of Covid-19 deaths compared to historical average of selected Paraguay causes.

     
     
    Paraguay COVID-19 CASE CHART
    CUMULATIVE WITH COUNTRY ADJUSTMENTS
    Paraguay COVID-19 DEATH CHART
    CUMULATIVE WITH COUNTRY ADJUSTMENTS
    Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
    Data Source: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION 2020
    Data Accuracy Not Guaranteed
    WHO Excludes Cause of Death Data For the following countries: Andorra, Cook Islands, Dominica, Marshall Islands, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Saint Kitts, San Marino, Tuvalu.