Health in Nicaragua 1,210 indicators covering health for Nicaragua. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q2 17.8% 2017 down 45.1% 44th People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q3 13.7% 2017 down 29.9% 40th People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q4 7.9% 2017 down 35.0% 38th People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q5 4.3% 2017 down 14.1% 33rd People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q1 6.3% 2017 down 25.1% 38th People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q2 3.2% 2017 down 0.7% 24th People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q3 1.3% 2017 up 13.6% 26th People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q4 0.6% 2017 up 1.6% 20th People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q5 0.1% 2017 down 15.2% 29th Antenatal care attendees positive for syphilis who received treatment 100.0% 2023 unchanged 1st Prevalence of syphilis 0.2% 2022 down 21.7% 70th UHC Service Coverage sub-index on infectious diseases - SDG 3.8.1 73 2023 up 4.3% 29th UHC Service Coverage sub-index on reproductive, maternal, newborn and 81 2023 up 1.2% 8th UHC Service Coverage sub-index on noncommunicable diseases - SDG 3.8.1 79 2023 up 3.9% 4th UHC Service Coverage Index - SDG 3.8.1 70 2023 unchanged 26th Maternal mortality ratio - SDG 3.1.1 60.35 2023 down 29.6% 12th UHC Service Coverage sub-index on service capacity and access - SDG 49 2023 down 12.5% 29th Sales of beer in 1000s hectolitres 983 2009 up 57.3% 1st Confirmed cases of MDR-TB 21 2012 down 58.0% 71st Current health expenditure 8.3 2023 up 8.6% 9th Domestic general government health expenditure 18.29 2023 up 14.4% 8th Domestic general government health expenditure as % of GDP 4.77 2023 up 23.2% 8th Domestic general government health expenditure 57.43 2023 up 13.4% 18th Domestic general government health expenditure per capita in US$ 124.36 2023 up 75.1% 29th New cases: other 0 2012 — 33rd Compliance with international health regulations 88 2016 up 23.9% 45th Number of malaria cases treated with any first line tx courses 4,983 2024 down 92.8% 57th Number of disruptions to health services attributed to disasters 72 2013 up 1,340.0% 5th Number of indigenous P. vivax malaria cases 4,411 2024 up 127.7% 23rd Deaths and disappearances during migration 3 2023 up 200.0% 54th Number of imported malaria cases 48 2024 up 65.5% 32nd Number of malaria cases treated with artemisinin-based combination 185 2024 up 224.6% 63rd Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than the official 14.87 2023 down 2.8% 14th Number of out-of-school children one year younger than the official 19,806 2023 down 0.0% 10th Number of imported cases of cutaneous leishmaniasis reported 0 2021 — 34th Number of people protected from malaria by indoor residual spraying 422,996 2024 up 613.5% 18th HIV-positive TB patients on CPT (co-trimoxazole preventive therapy) 78.0% 2012 — 58th Medical and Pathology Laboratory Technicians 1,270 2018 up 64.5% 21st Financial hardship in health and components (SDG 3.8.2, 2025) 44.2% 2014 up 5.3% 4th Commitments to recipient countries 68.76 2010 up 90.6% 48th Disbursements to recipient countries 76.06 2010 up 145.2% 42nd Number of people spending more than 10% of household consumption or 1,668,000.0% 2014 up 104.9% 15th Number of people spending more than 25% of household consumption or 535,000.0% 2014 up 224.2% 10th Number of people pushed below the $2.15 ($ 2017 PPP) poverty line by 185,000 2014 up 96.8% 4th Number of people pushed below the $3.65 ($ 2017 PPP) poverty line by 313,000 2014 up 105.9% 5th Reported cases of urethral discharge among men 1,974 2022 down 6.6% 29th Imports in 1000s hectolitres 92 2007 up 318.2% 52nd Population with household spending on health greater than 25% of 11.4% 2014 up 227.0% 1st Population pushed below a relative poverty line by household health 6.2% 2014 up 85.8% 1st Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures 5.1% 2014 up 310.5% 1st Population pushed below the $3.20 a day poverty line by household 7.5% 2014 up 125.9% 1st Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures 4.5% 2014 up 134.4% 1st Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures 4.6% 2014 up 132.3% 1st Population pushed below the $1.90 a day poverty line by household 4.2% 2014 up 45.1% 2nd Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures 3.2% 2014 up 219.2% 1st Population pushed below the $2.15 a day poverty line by household 4.2% 2014 up 27.6% 2nd Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures 3.2% 2014 up 200.9% 1st Population pushed further below the $3.20 a day poverty line by 22.5% 2014 down 54.0% 7th Population pushed below the $3.65 a day poverty line by household 6.7% 2014 up 95.3% 1st Population pushed further below the $3.65 a day poverty line by 24.7% 2014 down 51.4% 7th ← Previous Page 20 of 21 Next →