Health in Nicaragua 1,210 indicators covering health for Nicaragua. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Death rates amphetamine overdoses by age 0 2021 — 1st Death rates cocaine overdoses by age 0 2021 — 1st Deaths drug use disorders by sex 1.46 2021 up 35.2% 125th Deaths cocaine overdoses by sex 0.6 2021 up 122.2% 90th Deaths amphetamine overdoses by sex 0.08 2021 up 700.0% 116th Deaths opioid overdoses by sex 0.32 2021 down 40.7% 136th Deaths from substance disorders who 104.17 2021 down 67.4% 119th Death rates substance disorders who 1.57 2021 down 71.4% 92nd Death rates alcohol drug overdoses by age who 0 2021 — 15th Deaths alcohol drugs by sex who 3.37 2021 down 81.3% 145th Dengue fever deaths 0.14 2021 down 96.9% 52nd Death rate from cardiovascular disease age standardized ghe 132.48 2021 up 5.2% 155th Deaths from cardiovascular disease type 4.92 2021 down 79.1% 166th Death rate from rheumatic heart disease who ghe age standardized 0.123 2021 down 77.8% 187th Death rate from hypertensive heart disease who ghe age standardized 16.86 2021 up 14.0% 113th Death rate from ischaemic heart disease who ghe age standardized 81.23 2021 up 18.9% 119th Deaths from cardiovascular diseases by region 5,707 2021 up 38.3% 137th Total disease burden who 1.71 million 2021 up 24.3% 115th Burden of disease who 25,010 2021 up 7.8% 177th Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders who 63.38 2021 down 5.4% 151st Respiratory infections death rate age group 128.65 2022 down 55.2% 17th Respiratory infection death rate who mdb 10.32 2022 down 43.9% 99th Male female ratio suicides rates 4.29 2021 up 34.4% 54th Number of people notified with new episode of TB in a given year 1,897 2021 down 32.8% 109th Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary TB who are 280 2021 down 57.1% 101st Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary TB who have 145 2021 down 56.7% 120th Cases started on MDR-TB treatment 27 2023 up 80.0% 101st Share healthy diet unaffordable 27.8 2023 up 9.9% 70th Malaria incidence per 1,000 population at risk 1.04 2024 up 285.3% 56th Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary TB who are 1,411 2021 down 9.1% 98th Raised fasting blood glucose (>=7.0 mmol/L) 10.1 2014 up 17.4% 64th Mean fasting blood glucose (mmol/l) 4.99 2014 down 0.4% 158th Raised fasting blood glucose (>= 7.0 mmol/L) 8.1 2014 up 28.6% 103rd Number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical 1.83 million 2024 up 56.0% 51st Proportion of health care facilities with basic water services 58.47 2025 unchanged 84th Reported number of people requiring interventions against NTDs 1.83 million 2024 up 56.0% 58th Child deaths from streptococcus by disease 5 2015 down 80.0% 100th Births attended by skilled health personnel 96.6% 2022 up 11.0% 109th Percentage of total deaths due to NCDs overall and percentage of 43.34 2021 up 161.2% 42nd Number of new leprosy cases 6 2024 down 60.0% 95th Total official development assistance to medical research and basic 33.99 2024 up 31.2% 46th Health worker density, by type of occupation 0.36 2022 down 20.0% 124th 3.1.1 Maternal mortality ratio 78 2020 down 20.3% 74th Low birth weight prevalence 10.1% 2020 down 7.3% 82nd Inactivated first-dose polio vaccine (IPV1) immunization coverage 96.0% 2025 up 966.7% 72nd Low birth weight number 14.3 2020 down 7.1% 77th Reported rabies deaths 0 2021 — 61st 2.2.2a Prevalence of overweight among children under 5 8.7 2022 up 19.2% 45th 2.2.1 Prevalence of stunting among children under 5 14.9 2022 down 13.9% 71st Incidence of malaria 1.04 per 1,000 population at risk 2024 up 285.2% 61st Concentrations of fine particulate matter 19.14 2023 down 18.6% 87th Death rate road traffic injuries 16.9 2019 up 16.6% 79th New or unknown treatment history cases: Pulmonary, bacteriologically 1,536 2023 up 6.8% 98th Cholera case fatality rate 0 2000 — 37th Medical doctors not further defined 6,110 2022 up 18.7% 69th Constant stillbirth rate 9.49 2030 unchanged 77th ENAP target met stillbirth rate 8.17 2030 down 12.1% 82nd Stillbirth rate high-income country 2.8 2030 down 64.9% 1st Stillbirths remain constant projection 1,231 2030 down 2.9% 91st Stillbirth maintained projection 1,058 2030 down 14.7% 90th ← Previous Page 15 of 21 Next →