Health in Nicaragua 1,210 indicators covering health for Nicaragua. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Stillbirth ENAP 2030 target met projection 1,058 2030 down 14.7% 86th Stillbirth high-income country average rate matched projection 361 2030 down 66.1% 98th Stillbirth rate current trends 8.17 2030 down 12.1% 82nd Life satisfaction vs life expectancy 74.95 2023 up 3.3% 116th Tb patients tested positive for hiv 97 2021 up 61.7% 87th Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia 138.14 2019 up 17.2% 102nd Prevalence of anaemia in children aged 6-59 months 20.9% 2019 up 17.4% 130th Number of deaths attributed to non-communicable diseases, by type of 4,065 2019 up 19.7% 127th Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) prevalence 0.0% 2024 down 100.0% 132nd Mean hemoglobin level of children aged 6-59 months 119 2019 down 0.8% 59th Estimated number of MDR/RR-TB incident cases 55 2024 down 3.5% 110th Neonatal mortality rate - Remains constant 5.31 2030 unchanged 124th Neonatal mortality rate - Current trends maintained 3.37 2030 down 31.6% 143rd Neonatal mortality rate - High-income country average rate matched 2.8 2030 down 41.3% 1st Neonatal mortality rate - SDG target met 3.37 2030 down 31.6% 143rd Under 5 mortality rate - Remains constant 11.24 2030 unchanged 118th Under 5 mortality rate - Current trends maintained 8.85 2030 down 17.9% 121st Under 5 mortality rate - High-income country average rate matched 5.09 2030 down 48.2% 1st Under 5 mortality rate - SDG target met 8.85 2030 down 17.9% 121st Mortality rate age 10-19 - Remains constant 5.6 2030 down 0.3% 89th Mortality rate age 10-19 - Current trends maintained 5.15 2030 down 7.0% 87th Mortality rate age 10-19 - High-income country average rate matched 3.78 2030 down 27.1% 78th Neonatal deaths - Remains constant 682 2030 down 2.6% 101st Neonatal deaths - Current trends maintained 433 2030 down 33.3% 113th Neonatal deaths - SDG target met 433 2030 down 33.3% 109th Under-five deaths - Remains constant 1,449 2030 down 2.3% 101st Under-five deaths - Current trends maintained 1,141 2030 down 19.8% 101st Under-five deaths - SDG target met 1,141 2030 down 19.8% 100th Deaths age 10 to 19 - Remains constant 747 2030 up 0.4% 89th Deaths age 10 to 19 - Current trends maintained 684 2030 down 6.7% 91st Mortality caused by road traffic injury 16.9 per 100,000 population 2019 up 17.4% 79th Mortality caused by road traffic injury, female 5 per 100,000 female population 2019 up 13.6% 116th Mortality caused by road traffic injury, male 29.2 per 100,000 male population 2019 up 18.2% 71st Countries with birth registration data that are at least 90 percent 1 2024 — 2nd Proportion of health care facilities with limited water services 29.73 2025 up 4.8% 20th Tb patients living with hiv receiving art 97 2021 up 142.5% 80th HIV-positive TB patients on ART (antiretroviral therapy) 100.0% 2023 unchanged 1st Hospital beds 9.67 2022 up 6.3% 130th Treatment success rate for patients treated for MDR-TB 86.0% 2021 up 186.7% 31st New leprosy case detection rate per 1 000 000 population 0.868 2024 down 64.3% 87th Treatment success rate: HIV-positive TB cases 67 2022 down 20.2% 93rd Prevalence of wasting, weight for height 2.2% 2012 down 4.3% 76th Bladder cancer death rate 0.4246 2022 up 10.2% 106th Cancer death rates by type who db 0.4246 2022 up 10.2% 106th Earthquake deaths 1 2016 — 37th Polio vaccine: inactivated second or third-dose polio vaccine (IPVc) 96.0% 2025 — 37th International Health Regulations core capacity scores, SPAR version 50 2025 — 85th Prevalence of underweight, weight for age 4.6% 2012 down 40.3% 64th Leprosy registered prevalence rate per 1 000 000 population 0.868 2024 down 23.5% 88th Leprosy - Number of new leprosy cases among children 0 2024 down 100.0% 69th Leprosy - Number of cases registered for treatment 6 2024 down 14.3% 89th New leprosy child case detection rate (less than 15 years of age) per 0 2024 down 100.0% 69th Contraceptive prevalence, any method 80.4% 2012 up 17.2% 5th Number of reported cases of poliomyelitis by wild poliovirus 0 2023 — 3rd Liver cancer death rate 6.48 2022 down 11.7% 14th Number of female leprosy new cases 3 2024 down 40.0% 80th Estimated number of malaria deaths 0 2024 — 66th Estimated number of malaria cases 6,352 2024 up 339.3% 62nd National smoking ban: NUMBER OF PLACES SMOKE-FREE 6 2022 unchanged 83rd Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method 77.4% 2012 up 17.1% 5th ← Previous Page 16 of 21 Next →