Paraguay: Access to drinking water, rural
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| Paraguay |
Percent rural population with access to drinking water |
|---|---|
| Latest value | 50.7 |
| Year | 2022 |
| Measure | percent |
| Data availability | 2000 - 2022 |
| Average | 41.2 |
| Min - Max | 27.6 - 50.7 |
| Source | WHO/UNICEF |
The latest value from 2022 is 50.7 percent, unchanged from 50.7 percent in 2021. In comparison, the world average is 45.0 percent, based on data from 73 countries. Historically, the average for Paraguay from 2000 to 2022 is 41.2 percent. The minimum value, 27.6 percent, was reached in 2000 while the maximum of 50.7 percent was recorded in 2018.
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Definition: The percentage of people using drinking water from an improved source that is accessible on premises, available when needed and free from faecal and priority chemical contamination. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Health spending per capita | 405.63 | 2020 | U.S. dollars |
| Health spending as percent of GDP | 7.58 | 2020 | percent |
| Life expectancy | 70.47 | 2022 | years |
| Life expectancy, female | 73.57 | 2022 | years |
| Life expectancy, male | 67.65 | 2022 | years |
| Birth rate | 20.63 | 2021 | births per 1000 people |
| Death rate | 7.44 | 2022 | deaths per 1000 people |
| Fertility rate | 2.44 | 2022 | births per woman |
| HIV infections | 0.50 | 2022 | percent |
| Tuberculosis | 46.00 | 2022 | cases per 100,000 people |
| Diabetes prevalence | 7.50 | 2021 | percent |
| Prevalence of anemia among children | 27.90 | 2019 | percent |
| Prevalence of undernourishment | 4.20 | 2021 | percent |
| Access to drinking water, rural | 50.7 | 2022 | percent |
| Access to drinking water, urban | 72.2 | 2022 | percent |
| Suicides | 6.00 | 2019 | suicides per 100,000 people |
| DPT immunization rate | 69 | 2022 | percent |
| Hepatitis B immunization rate | 69 | 2022 | percent |
| Measles immunization rate | 54 | 2022 | percent |
| Traffic accident deaths | 22.00 | 2019 | deaths per 100,000 people |