What is child mortality vs. health spending in Nicaragua?

Child mortality vs. health spending in Nicaragua was 1.12 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest child mortality vs. health spending recorded in Nicaragua?

The highest recorded value was 19.91 deaths per 100 live births in 1955.

What is the lowest child mortality vs. health spending recorded in Nicaragua?

The lowest recorded value was 1.12 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Nicaragua rank for child mortality vs. health spending?

Nicaragua ranks 118th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.

Is child mortality vs. health spending rising or falling in Nicaragua?

Over the last ten years it is down 38.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Nicaragua data come from?

The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality vs. health spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Child mortality vs. health spending in Nicaragua

Name: Child mortality vs. health spending in Nicaragua
Creator: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
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Nicaragua: Child mortality vs. health spending was 1.12 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

1.12 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 18.8%

World rank

118th

of 199 countries

All-time high

19.91 deaths per 100 live births

in 1955

All-time low

1.12 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1955–2024

Child mortality vs. health spending in Nicaragua, 1955–2024

Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.

Analysis

In 2024, child mortality vs. health spending in Nicaragua stood at 1.12 deaths per 100 live births. That is the lowest value across all 70 years on record.

That represents a change of down 18.8% on the previous year and down 38.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, child mortality vs. health spending in Nicaragua peaked at 19.91 deaths per 100 live births in 1955 and was at its lowest, 1.12 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

That places Nicaragua 118th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	19.62 deaths per 100 live births	19.33 deaths per 100 live births	19.91 deaths per 100 live births	5
1960s	18.48 deaths per 100 live births	17.61 deaths per 100 live births	19.19 deaths per 100 live births	10
1970s	15.35 deaths per 100 live births	11.69 deaths per 100 live births	19.32 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	8.55 deaths per 100 live births	7.16 deaths per 100 live births	10.83 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	5.39 deaths per 100 live births	3.94 deaths per 100 live births	6.86 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	3.05 deaths per 100 live births	2.45 deaths per 100 live births	3.71 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	1.81 deaths per 100 live births	1.43 deaths per 100 live births	2.32 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	1.35 deaths per 100 live births	1.12 deaths per 100 live births	1.43 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Nicaragua

115 Colombia 1.15 deaths per 100 live births compare
116 Iran 1.13 deaths per 100 live births compare
117 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1.13 deaths per 100 live births compare
119 Cape Verde 1.11 deaths per 100 live births compare
120 Costa Rica 1.04 deaths per 100 live births compare
121 Oman 1.03 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

More health data for Nicaragua

Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 65,212 (2025)
Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 64,973 (2025)
Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 66,568 (2025)
Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 64,774 (2025)
Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 67,060 (2025)
Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 65,623 (2025)
Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 65,851 (2025)
Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 67,772 (2025)
Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 64,247 (2025)
Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 67,513 (2025)

All data for Nicaragua →

Frequently asked questions

What is child mortality vs. health spending in Nicaragua?: Child mortality vs. health spending in Nicaragua was 1.12 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest child mortality vs. health spending recorded in Nicaragua?: The highest recorded value was 19.91 deaths per 100 live births in 1955.
What is the lowest child mortality vs. health spending recorded in Nicaragua?: The lowest recorded value was 1.12 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Nicaragua rank for child mortality vs. health spending?: Nicaragua ranks 118th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is child mortality vs. health spending rising or falling in Nicaragua?: Over the last ten years it is down 38.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Nicaragua data come from?: The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality vs. health spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Child mortality vs. health spending
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 13,255 data points, 1931–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

The estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .