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 ← Previous Page 5 of 20 Next →