Gender in Nicaragua 211 indicators covering gender for Nicaragua. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Maternal Mortality Ratio, National Estimate 31.2 2022 down 37.2% 62nd Proportion of Births Attended By Skilled Health Personnel 94.1 2017 up 27.7% 115th Number of daily smokers, men and women 325,730 2012 up 29.6% 129th Age at first marriage, male 24.4 2005 up 3.0% 135th Female homicide victims 108 homicides 2021 up 95.6% 42nd Female homicide rate 3.2 homicides per 100,000 population 2021 up 71.5% 28th Male homicide victims 646 homicides 2021 down 5.4% 31st Male homicide rate 19.78 homicides per 100,000 population 2021 down 17.2% 28th Share of women using contraceptives 80.4% 2012 up 17.2% 5th Discrimination access to credit gender, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st Human trafficking victims 8 number 2022 down 90.6% 122nd Human trafficking victims 8 number 2022 down 90.6% 122nd Global Gender Gap Index 0.8102 2022 up 5.3% 7th Gender of the head of state, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year 1997 — 9th Malnutrition: Prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female 18.2% 2012 down 32.1% 51st Alcohol consumption per capita in men and women 6.84 litres pure alcohol 2019 up 11.4% 105th Working-age population 3,999 2012 up 26.9% 54th Rural population, female 20.0% 2015 down 5.8% 104th Rural population, male 21.2% 2015 down 7.0% 100th Urban population, female 30.5% 2015 up 5.0% 89th Urban population, male 28.2% 2015 up 5.1% 100th Share of women using modern contraceptive methods 77.4% 2012 up 17.1% 5th Adult Literacy Rate 82.61 2015 up 5.9% 69th Gender of chief executive, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year 1997 — 5th Unmet need for contraception among married women of reproductive age 5.8% 2012 down 60.3% 58th Women accessing antenatal care (ANC) services who were tested for 95.9% 2023 down 2.0% 31st Gender of the head of government, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year 1997 — 4th Number of Household Sector Loan Accounts with All Microfinance 141.45 2024 up 518.9% 14th Number of Household Sector Borrowers at All Microfinance Institutions 122.69 2024 down 11.6% 13th Maternal leave benefits 100.0% 2017 unchanged 1st Number of Loan Accounts, Non-Deposit Taking Microfinance 42,725 2024 up 579.5% 19th ← Previous Page 4 of 4