Paraguay Total population: 6 687 000 Income Group: Lower middle
Percentage of population living in urban areas: 61.9% Population proportion between ages 30 and 70 years: 34.9%
Age-standardized death rates*
Proportional mortality (% of total deaths, all ages, both sexes)*
350
Injuries 13%
age-standardized death rate per 100,000
males females
300
Cardiovascular diseases 32%
Communicable, maternal, perinatal and nutritional conditions 15%
250
200
150
100 Cancers 16%
Other NCDs 14%
50
0 2000
2002
2004
2006
2008
2010
Cardiovascular Diseases
Cancers
Chronic Respiratory Diseases
Diabetes
Chronic respiratory diseases 3%
Diabetes 7%
2012
Total deaths: 32,000 NCDs are estimated to account for 72% of total deaths.
Premature mortality due to NCDs*
The probability of dying between ages 30 and 70 years from the 4 main NCDs is 19% . Number of deaths, under 70 years Females
8,000
8,000
7,000
7,000
Number of deaths
Number of deaths
Number of deaths, under 70 years Males
6,000 5,000 4,000
3,000 2,000 1,000 0 2000
6,000 5,000 4,000
3,000 2,000 1,000
2002
2004
2006 Cancers
2008 Diabetes
2010
0 2000
2012
Cardiovascular Diseases
2002
2004
Chronic Respiratory Diseases
2006
2008
2010
2012
Other NCDs
Adult risk factors males
females
total
Current tobacco smoking (2011)
30%
8%
19%
Total alcohol per capita consumption, in litres of pure alcohol (2010)
12.4
5.2
8.8
32.0%
22.6%
27.3%
15.2%
20.8%
17.9%
Raised blood pressure (2008) Obesity (2008)
National systems response to NCDs Has an operational NCD unit/branch or department within the Ministry of Health, or equivalent
No
Has an operational multisectoral national policy, strategy or action plan that integrates several NCDs and shared risk factors
No
Has an operational policy, strategy or action plan to reduce the harmful use of alcohol
Yes
Has an operational policy, strategy or action plan to reduce physical inactivity and/or promote physical activity
Yes
Has an operational policy, strategy or action plan to reduce the burden of tobacco use
Yes
Has an operational policy, strategy or action plan to reduce unhealthy diet and/or promote healthy diets
Yes
Has evidence-based national guidelines/protocols/standards for the management of major NCDs through a primary care approach
No
Has an NCD surveillance and monitoring system in place to enable reporting against the nine global NCD targets
Yes
Has a national, population-based cancer registry
No
* The mortality estimates for this country have a high degree of uncertainty because they are not based on any national NCD mortality data (see Explanatory Notes).
World Health Organization - Noncommunicable Diseases (NCD) Country Profiles , 2014.