Health in Nicaragua 1,210 indicators covering health for Nicaragua. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Preterm birth rate 5.8 2020 down 1.3% 93rd Preterm birth 8,197 2020 down 1.4% 61st Antenatal care attendees who were positive for syphilis (%), reported 0.2% 2023 up 26.6% 75th Antenatal care coverage - at least four visits 91.9% 2022 up 4.7% 27th Number of reported deaths from cholera 0 2000 — 51st Number of cases of cutaneous leishmaniasis reported 544 2024 down 67.0% 26th Number of victims of intentional homicide - SDG 16.1.1 372 2023 down 37.4% 21st Domestic Expenditure on Malaria 9.63 million 2024 up 90.1% 14th Number of cases of visceral leishmaniasis reported 0 2024 — 50th Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using culture 2.5 2014 up 177.8% 81st Number of malaria positive cases by rapid diagnostic test 1,661 2024 down 42.4% 62nd Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum 3.7 2014 up 42.3% 16th Congenital syphilis number of cases, reported 17 2024 up 240.0% 28th Number of out-of-school children of primary school age 53,481 2023 up 55.4% 11th Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age 6.66 2023 up 49.3% 16th Number of malaria suspects examined by rapid diagnostic test 90,762 2024 up 11,245.2% 63rd How many health warnings are approved by the law for smokeless 1 2022 unchanged 51st Percentage of principal display area mandated to be covered by health 50 2022 unchanged 23rd Completeness of death registration with cause-of-death information 79.0% 2017 up 16.9% 78th Number of victims of intentional homicide - SDG 16.1.1 754 2021 up 2.2% 15th Congenital syphilis rate per 100 000 live births, reported 17.35 2024 up 388.7% 30th Percentage of principal display area mandated to be covered by health 50 2022 unchanged 23rd Percentage of principal display area mandated to be covered by health 50 2022 unchanged 23rd Treatment success rate: XDR-TB cases 100 2021 unchanged 1st People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) 51.0% 2017 down 1.9% 68th People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) 78.8% 2017 up 5.5% 53rd People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) 89.2% 2017 down 0.7% 50th People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) 95.5% 2017 down 0.3% 47th People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) 98.1% 2017 down 0.0% 49th People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q1 45.9% 2017 up 25.3% 44th People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q2 58.9% 2017 up 13.7% 46th People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q3 67.2% 2017 up 13.5% 46th People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q4 78.5% 2017 up 10.3% 48th People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q5 92.2% 2017 up 3.7% 48th People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 29.1% 2017 down 27.6% 39th People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2 9.2% 2017 down 34.3% 43rd People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q3 3.8% 2017 down 15.9% 37th People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q4 1.7% 2017 up 7.7% 35th People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q5 0.4% 2017 down 6.0% 26th People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) 43.3% 2017 down 5.1% 69th People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) 52.6% 2017 up 0.7% 70th People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) 66.9% 2017 up 6.8% 59th People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) 74.5% 2017 up 1.7% 60th People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) 79.5% 2017 down 3.2% 67th People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) 94.4% 2017 up 2.7% 43rd People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) 95.5% 2017 down 0.1% 53rd People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) 97.4% 2017 up 0.2% 50th People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) 98.6% 2017 up 0.2% 46th People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) 99.0% 2017 up 0.1% 47th People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) 36.0% 2017 up 28.2% 44th People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) 52.5% 2017 up 26.7% 46th People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) 55.4% 2017 up 12.9% 49th People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) 56.6% 2017 up 9.8% 56th People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) 62.7% 2017 up 8.2% 61st People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) 64.5% 2017 up 16.5% 40th People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) 72.3% 2017 up 13.6% 47th People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) 79.6% 2017 up 11.1% 49th People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) 89.0% 2017 up 7.5% 50th People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) 95.5% 2017 up 1.6% 49th People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q1 43.8% 2017 down 18.5% 35th ← Previous Page 19 of 21 Next →