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