Health in Nicaragua

1,186 indicators covering health for Nicaragua.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Life expectancy marimekko 74.95 2023 up 3.3% 116th
Life expectancy vs electoral democracy index 74.95 2023 up 3.3% 116th
Life expectancy vs gdp per capita 74.95 2023 up 3.3% 116th
Fertility vs child mortality 2.22 2023 down 11.0% 95th
Child mortality vs population growth 1.48 2023 down 18.8% 71st
Life expectancy 74.95 2023 up 3.3% 116th
Lifetime risk of maternal death 0.135 2023 down 42.3% 82nd
Maternal mortality ratio 60 2023 down 30.2% 87th
Lifetime risk of maternal death 0.1% 2023 down 42.3% 82nd
Lifetime risk of maternal death 741 1 in: rate varies by country 2023 up 73.5% 113th
Number of maternal deaths 80 2023 down 33.3% 82nd
School life expectancy primary gender parity index gpi 0.9725 2023 up 0.9% 154th
Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years, male 8.1 per 1,000 2024 down 11.0% 81st
Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years, female 2.8 per 1,000 2024 down 12.5% 90th
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years, male 5.2 per 1,000 2024 down 10.3% 87th
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years, female 2.2 per 1,000 2024 down 12.0% 90th
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-19 years, male 7.5 per 1,000 2024 down 13.8% 87th
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-19 years, female 3.7 per 1,000 2024 down 15.9% 88th
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years, male 2.3 per 1,000 2024 down 20.7% 77th
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years, female 1.5 per 1,000 2024 down 21.1% 76th
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, male 1.3 per 1,000 2024 down 27.8% 104th
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, female 0.9 per 1,000 2024 down 30.8% 108th
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-19 years 5.6 per 1,000 2024 down 15.2% 92nd
Women's share of population ages 15+ living with HIV 31.2% 2024 down 7.3% 101st
Deaths in armed conflicts by region, per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre 2023 55th
Deaths in armed conflicts by country, per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre 2023 55th
Maternal mortality 77.88 2020 down 20.4% 75th
Prevalence of overweight 67.2% 2022 up 8.7% 37th
Prevalence of overweight, male 62.9% 2022 up 8.6% 64th
Prevalence of overweight, female 71.2% 2022 up 8.8% 38th
Immunization, HepB3 89.0% 2023 down 9.2% 102nd
Hivaids deaths and averted due to art 333 2022 up 31.1% 100th
Live Births Surviving to Age 1 77.96 2100 down 7.2% 111th
Future life expectancy projections 85.85 2100 up 1.4% 123rd
Life expectancy at age 15 86.17 2100 up 1.4% 122nd
Newborns protected against tetanus 90.0% 2023 up 11.1% 53rd
Measles - number of reported cases 0 2025 143rd
Diphtheria - number of reported cases 0 2025 60th
Total tetanus - number of reported cases 0 2025 down 100.0% 106th
Pertussis - number of reported cases 0 2025 down 100.0% 137th
Population ages 80 and above, male 23,220 2025 up 16.8% 115th
Population ages 80 and above, female 40,992 2025 up 23.4% 115th
Population ages 75-79, male 29,501 2025 up 25.0% 118th
Population ages 75-79, female 43,174 2025 up 35.8% 118th
Population ages 70-74, male 47,501 2025 up 41.8% 123rd
Population ages 70-74, female 65,028 2025 up 54.1% 120th
Population ages 65-69, male 65,837 2025 up 41.9% 127th
Population ages 65-69, female 84,003 2025 up 44.4% 123rd
Population ages 60-64, male 90,818 2025 up 41.4% 122nd
Population ages 60-64, female 108,808 2025 up 37.2% 122nd
Population ages 55-59, male 122,595 2025 up 50.1% 119th
Population ages 55-59, female 137,236 2025 up 41.8% 117th
Population ages 50-54, male 156,135 2025 up 48.3% 116th
Population ages 50-54, female 169,109 2025 up 41.2% 112th
Population ages 45-49, male 186,761 2025 up 37.6% 111th
Population ages 45-49, female 204,057 2025 up 39.4% 108th
Population ages 40-44, male 217,422 2025 up 28.8% 113th
Population ages 40-44, female 238,209 2025 up 34.2% 104th
Population ages 35-39, male 256,224 2025 up 28.0% 110th
Population ages 35-39, female 268,978 2025 up 26.3% 105th