Health in Nicaragua 1,202 indicators covering health for Nicaragua. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Number of deaths among children ages 10 to 14 years 270 2021 down 22.4% 90th Adolescent mortality rate 2.02 2021 down 21.7% 73rd BCG immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) 99.0% 2025 unchanged 1st Physicians per 1000 people 0.682 2018 up 3.5% 133rd Physicians 0.682 per 1,000 people 2018 up 3.5% 133rd Proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and 19.0% 2024 up 90.0% 143rd Under-five mortality rate, by sex 11.24 2024 down 38.5% 104th Infant mortality rate 9.44 2024 down 40.9% 103rd Neonatal mortality rate 5.31 2024 down 52.4% 109th Number of incident tuberculosis cases 3,000 2024 down 23.1% 105th Incidence of tuberculosis 43 2024 down 33.8% 103rd Number of incident tuberculosis cases 200 2024 up 33.3% 87th Number of deaths due to tuberculosis, excluding HIV 130 2024 up 31.3% 113th Deaths due to tuberculosis among HIV-negative people 1.9 2024 up 18.8% 105th Tuberculosis deaths by hiv status 58 2024 up 20.8% 83rd Tuberculosis case fatality rate 6 2024 up 50.0% 142nd Life satisfaction vs child mortality 6.3 2025 up 5.2% 51st Incidence of tuberculosis sdgs 43 2024 down 33.8% 104th Tuberculosis deaths region 190 2024 up 26.7% 110th Tuberculosis death rate 2.7 2024 up 12.5% 113th Tuberculosis deaths who 190 2024 up 26.7% 110th Tuberculosis incidence 43 2024 down 33.8% 92nd Tuberculosis patients with hiv share 6.6 2024 up 69.2% 66th Life expectancy prados de la escosura 71.8 2020 down 0.3% 94th Tuberculosis - new and relapse cases 2,122 2023 down 22.6% 111th Tuberculosis treatment coverage 70 2023 up 7.7% 120th Mean BMI (kg/m²) 27.2 2016 up 3.0% 45th Rubella - number of reported cases 0 2025 — 91st Treatment success rate: new TB cases 86 2022 down 1.1% 74th Yellow fever - number of reported cases 0 2025 — 26th Current health expenditure per capita, PPP 688.67 current international $ 2023 up 91.4% 118th Out-of-pocket expenditure per capita, PPP 259.17 current international $ 2023 up 95.2% 100th Domestic general government health expenditure 4.8% 2023 up 23.2% 56th Domestic private health expenditure per capita, PPP 269.7 current international $ 2023 up 90.9% 113th Domestic general government health expenditure per capita 124.36 current US$ 2023 up 75.1% 120th Share of out of pocket expenditure on healthcare 37.63 2023 up 2.0% 63rd Total official development assistance to medical research and basic 42.87 2024 up 64.6% 43rd Tuberculosis treatment success rate in new and relapsed cases 86 2022 down 1.1% 79th Share of public expenditure on healthcare by country 57.43 2023 up 13.4% 94th Private health expenditure per person 269.7 2023 up 90.9% 113th Public healthcare spending share gdp 4.77 2023 up 23.2% 56th Health spending per person by source 395.48 2023 up 117.0% 110th Poliomyelitis - number of reported cases 0 2018 — 8th Mortality rate among children ages 10 to 14 years 2.2 2020 down 21.2% 70th Cost healthy diet 4.9 2023 up 31.7% 45th Terrorism deaths by region 0 2021 — 58th Medical doctors 6,110 2022 up 18.7% 111th Mean systolic blood pressure 122.5 2015 unchanged 117th UHC Service Coverage sub-index on infectious diseases 73 2023 up 4.3% 136th UHC Service Coverage sub-index on service capacity and access 49 2023 down 12.5% 145th UHC Service Coverage sub-index on reproductive, maternal, newborn and 81 2023 up 1.2% 41st UHC Service Coverage Index 70 2023 unchanged 108th UHC Service Coverage sub-index on noncommunicable diseases 79 2023 up 3.9% 6th Stillbirth rate 9.49 2023 down 19.9% 76th Maternal mortality ratio 60.35 2023 down 29.6% 78th Universal health coverage (UHC) service coverage index, 2025 70 2023 unchanged 102nd Stillbirths 1,267 2023 down 23.9% 89th Stillbirth rate 9.49 2023 down 19.9% 77th Number of stillbirths 1,267 2023 down 23.9% 89th Rotavirus vaccines completed dose (RotaC) immunization coverage among 96.0% 2025 down 3.0% 12th ← Previous Page 10 of 21 Next →