Homicide rate in Paraguay
Paraguay: Homicide rate was 7.37 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
7.37 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
up 7.3%
World rank
23rd
of 111 countries
All-time high
13.33 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2004
All-time low
6.87 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2020
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Homicide rate in Paraguay, 2000–2021
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 7.37 deaths per 100,000 people for homicide rate in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.3% on the previous year and down 15.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate in Paraguay peaked at 13.33 deaths per 100,000 people in 2004 and was at its lowest, 6.87 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2020.
That places Paraguay 23rd out of 111 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Homicide rate in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12.62 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 12.56 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 11.93 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.0% |
| 2003 | 12.82 deaths per 100,000 people | +7.4% |
| 2004 | 13.33 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 12.09 deaths per 100,000 people | -9.3% |
| 2006 | 11.11 deaths per 100,000 people | -8.1% |
| 2007 | 10 deaths per 100,000 people | -10.0% |
| 2008 | 10.01 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 10.77 deaths per 100,000 people | +7.6% |
| 2010 | 10.13 deaths per 100,000 people | -6.0% |
| 2011 | 8.73 deaths per 100,000 people | -13.8% |
| 2012 | 8.16 deaths per 100,000 people | -6.5% |
| 2013 | 8.26 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 8.35 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 8.46 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 9.21 deaths per 100,000 people | +8.8% |
| 2017 | 7.47 deaths per 100,000 people | -18.9% |
| 2018 | 6.9 deaths per 100,000 people | -7.6% |
| 2019 | 8.35 deaths per 100,000 people | +21.0% |
| 2020 | 6.87 deaths per 100,000 people | -17.7% |
| 2021 | 7.37 deaths per 100,000 people | +7.3% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 7.37 deaths per 100,000 people is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.11 deaths per 100,000 people, 2.4× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 7.37 deaths per 100,000 people is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 12.02 deaths per 100,000 people, 61% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.73 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 deaths per 100,000 people | 13.33 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.4 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.9 deaths per 100,000 people | 10.13 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.12 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.87 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.37 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
- 20 Philippines 8.23 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 21 Grenada 7.9 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 22 United States 7.42 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 24 Suriname 6.33 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 25 Mongolia 5.74 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 26 Cuba 5.01 deaths per 100,000 people compare
More social development data for Paraguay
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 4,621 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 162 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 3 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 3 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 162 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0007 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate in Paraguay?
- Homicide rate in Paraguay was 7.37 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021, according to WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicide rate recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 13.33 deaths per 100,000 people in 2004.
- What is the lowest homicide rate recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.87 deaths per 100,000 people in 2020.
- How does Paraguay rank for homicide rate?
- Paraguay ranks 23rd out of 111 countries with data for 2021.
- Is homicide rate rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Homicide rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual number of homicides per 100,000 people.