Health in Nicaragua

1,186 indicators covering health for Nicaragua.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases 0 2025 65th
Tuberculosis case detection rate 70 2023 up 7.7% 129th
Domestic general government health expenditure 57.4% 2023 up 13.4% 94th
Domestic general government health expenditure per capita, PPP 395.48 current international $ 2023 up 117.0% 110th
Domestic private health expenditure 39.2% 2023 down 0.3% 85th
Domestic private health expenditure per capita 84.81 current US$ 2023 up 54.0% 121st
Healthcare expenditure vs gdp 688.67 2023 up 91.4% 118th
Annual healthcare expenditure per capita 688.67 2023 up 91.4% 118th
Out of pocket expenditure per capita on healthcare 259.17 2023 up 95.2% 100th
Tax revenue per capita and public health spending per capita in develo 395.48 2023 up 117.0% 110th
Immunization, Hib3 89.0% 2023 down 9.2% 108th
Number of infant deaths 1,246 2024 down 43.6% 100th
Number of under-five deaths 1,486 2024 down 41.2% 100th
Number of neonatal deaths 703 2024 down 54.6% 102nd
Adolescent fertility rate 93.17 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 2024 down 9.7% 21st
Sex ratio at birth 1.03 male births per female births 2024 unchanged 177th
Correlation between child mortality and mean years of schooling for th 1.12 2024 down 38.5% 116th
Reported cases of measles 0 2024 146th
Child mortality by income level of country 1.12 2024 down 38.5% 116th
Child mortality vs health expenditure 1.12 2024 down 38.5% 116th
Child mortality vs electoral democracy 1.12 2024 down 38.5% 116th
Infant mortality 0.9437 2024 down 40.9% 116th
Child deaths igme data 1,486 2024 down 41.2% 100th
Extreme poverty vs child mortality 1.12 2024 down 38.5% 116th
Child mortality vs share of children immunized against diphtheria pert 1.12 2024 down 38.5% 115th
Child mortality vs level of prosperity regression 1.12 2024 down 38.5% 116th
Child mortality igme 1.12 2024 down 38.5% 116th
Neonatal mortality wdi 0.531 2024 down 52.4% 121st
Child mortality by sex 1.24 2024 down 38.9% 114th
Child mortality line chart by sex 1 2024 down 38.0% 117th
Number of neonatal deaths by region 703 2024 down 54.6% 102nd
Child mortality 1.12 2024 down 38.8% 116th
Under 5 mortality rate sdgs 1.12 2024 down 38.5% 116th
Infant mortality rate wdi 0.8396 2024 down 40.4% 116th
Infant mortality by sex 1.04 2024 down 41.4% 115th
Neonatal infant and child deaths 703 2024 down 54.6% 102nd
Child deaths life stage 240 2024 down 24.8% 96th
Number of infant deaths 1,246 2024 down 43.6% 100th
Child mortality rate vs mean male height cm 1.12 2024 down 38.5% 116th
Youth mortality rate 1.42 2024 down 35.8% 115th
Child mortality complete gapminder 1.12 2024 down 38.5% 117th
Child mortality gdp per capita 1.12 2024 down 38.8% 116th
Number of neonatal deaths igme 703 2024 down 54.6% 102nd
Number of child deaths igme 1,486 2024 down 41.2% 100th
Child mortality rate marimekko 1.12 2024 down 38.5% 116th
Underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 (crude estimate) 2.9% 2024 down 3.3% 107th
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) 67.2% 2024 up 11.7% 49th
Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) 34.9% 2024 up 20.8% 37th
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard 34.8% 2024 up 17.3% 47th
Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard 15.6% 2024 up 27.5% 63rd
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) 68.3% 2024 up 8.0% 35th
Underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) 2.9% 2024 up 0.2% 114th
Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) 34.0% 2024 up 27.2% 45th
Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard 2.1% 2024 up 20.1% 149th
Number of under-five deaths 1,486 2024 down 41.2% 100th
Number of infant deaths 1,246 2024 down 43.6% 100th
Number of neonatal deaths 703 2024 down 54.6% 102nd
Neonatal mortality rate 5.31 2024 down 52.4% 123rd
Infant mortality rate (probability of dying between birth and age 1) 9.44 2024 down 40.9% 117th
Under-five mortality rate 11.24 2024 down 38.5% 117th