Health in Nicaragua 1,194 indicators covering health for Nicaragua. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Healthy life expectancy at birth 64.61 2021 down 2.3% 64th Death rates from mental and substance disorders by age who 0 2021 — 1st Death rate from cardiomyopathy myocarditis endocarditis who ghe age st 1.67 2021 down 26.5% 183rd Nurses and midwives 1.57 per 1,000 people 2017 up 30.5% 147th Share of women among the population living with hiv 31.17 2024 down 7.3% 101st Population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and technologies 2.45 2023 up 5.3% 57th Proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and 89.6% 2023 down 2.3% 47th Population with primary reliance on clean fuels and technologies for 0.2849 2023 up 35.0% 118th Diabetes prevalence who gho 10.1 2014 up 17.4% 63rd Child mortality rate ihme 1.44 2019 down 35.1% 101st Neonatal mortality ihme 0.66 2019 down 34.0% 112th Number of neonatal deaths ihme 860 2019 down 35.4% 95th Total alcohol consumption per capita, female (liters of pure alcohol) 1.43 2020 down 4.0% 100th Total alcohol consumption per capita (liters of pure alcohol) 3.67 2020 down 2.1% 102nd Total alcohol consumption per capita, male (liters of pure alcohol) 6.05 2020 down 1.5% 104th Low-birthweight babies 10.1% 2020 down 7.4% 82nd Diabetes treatment coverage, crude 51.65 2022 up 15.2% 68th Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized 14.38 2022 up 13.0% 73rd Prevalence of diabetes, crude 12.5 2022 up 23.5% 106th Diabetes treatment coverage, age-standardized 53.68 2022 up 14.8% 61st Inequality in life expectancy 0.0941 2023 down 26.1% 106th Inequality in life expectancy vs health expenditure per capita 0.0941 2023 down 26.1% 106th Child mortality under five death rate by wealth group 1.15 2024 down 38.6% 90th Risk of catastrophic expenditure for surgical care 38.3% 2022 down 14.1% 35th Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care 50.0% 2022 down 7.2% 34th Maternal mortality ratio vs mean daily income 77.88 2020 down 20.4% 73rd Maternal mortality ratio vs gdp per capita 77.88 2020 down 20.4% 73rd Maternal mortality slope chart 77.88 2020 down 20.4% 74th The maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 77.88 2020 down 20.4% 74th Number of maternal deaths by region 109.81 2020 down 21.0% 80th Maternal mortality vs births attended by health staff 77.88 2020 down 20.4% 74th Maternal mortality vs neonatal mortality 77.88 2020 down 20.4% 74th Maternal deaths by income group 109.81 2020 down 21.0% 80th Maternal mortality vs fertility 77.88 2020 down 20.4% 74th Maternal deaths ihme 109.81 2020 down 21.0% 80th Proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and 89.2% 2023 down 2.3% 20th Population with primary reliance on fuels and technologies for 2.44 2023 up 5.3% 55th Hib (Hib3) immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) 95.0% 2025 down 4.0% 58th Diphtheria tetanus toxoid and pertussis third-dose (DTP3) 96.0% 2025 down 3.0% 43rd Measles-containing-vaccine first-dose (MCV1) immunization coverage 94.0% 2025 down 5.1% 64th Hepatitis B (HepB3) immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) 96.0% 2025 down 3.0% 40th Measles-containing-vaccine second-dose (MCV2) immunization coverage 95.0% 2025 — 29th Diphtheria tetanus toxoid and pertussis first-dose (DTP1) 96.0% 2025 down 3.0% 85th Mean HDL cholesterol, age-standardized 1 2018 unchanged 156th Mean total cholesterol, crude 4.4 2018 unchanged 106th Mean Non-HDL cholesterol, age-standardized 3.4 2018 unchanged 75th Mean HDL cholesterol, crude 1 2018 unchanged 155th Mean Non-HDL cholesterol, crude 3.3 2018 unchanged 99th Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized 4.5 2018 unchanged 96th Prevalence of anemia among children 20.9% 2019 up 17.4% 129th Births attended by skilled health staff 94.1% 2017 up 27.7% 115th Births attended by health staff sdgs 94.1 2017 up 27.7% 115th Number of deaths among children ages 10 to 14 years 270 2021 down 22.4% 90th Adolescent mortality rate 2.02 2021 down 21.7% 73rd BCG immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) 99.0% 2025 unchanged 1st Physicians per 1000 people 0.682 2018 up 3.5% 133rd Physicians 0.682 per 1,000 people 2018 up 3.5% 133rd Proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and 19.0% 2024 up 90.0% 143rd Under-five mortality rate, by sex 11.24 2024 down 38.5% 104th Infant mortality rate 9.44 2024 down 40.9% 103rd ← Previous Page 9 of 20 Next →