What is life expectancy in Nicaragua?

Life expectancy in Nicaragua was 74.95 years in 2023, according to Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest life expectancy recorded in Nicaragua?

The highest recorded value was 74.95 years in 2023.

What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Nicaragua?

The lowest recorded value was 24 years in 1920.

How does Nicaragua rank for life expectancy?

Nicaragua ranks 122nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is life expectancy rising or falling in Nicaragua?

Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Nicaragua data come from?

The figures come from Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Life expectancy in Nicaragua

Name: Life expectancy in Nicaragua
Creator: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Nicaragua: Life expectancy was 74.95 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

74.95 years

Change on year

up 0.7%

World rank

122nd

of 236 countries

All-time high

74.95 years

in 2023

All-time low

24 years

in 1920

Years of data

1920–2023

Life expectancy in Nicaragua, 1920–2023

Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2023, life expectancy in Nicaragua stood at 74.95 years. That is the highest value across all 77 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy in Nicaragua peaked at 74.95 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 24 years, in 1920.

That places Nicaragua 122nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 77 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1920s	24 years	24 years	24 years	1
1930s	28 years	28 years	28 years	1
1940s	34 years	34 years	34 years	1
1950s	43.32 years	40.63 years	46.06 years	10
1960s	50.08 years	46.4 years	53.35 years	10
1970s	53.88 years	47.96 years	56.13 years	10
1980s	58.09 years	56.13 years	61.88 years	10
1990s	64.37 years	62.47 years	65.89 years	10
2000s	69.5 years	66.36 years	71.5 years	10
2010s	72.87 years	71.76 years	73.88 years	10
2020s	72.66 years	70.48 years	74.95 years	4

Countries ranked near Nicaragua

119 Cook Islands 75.28 years compare
120 Grenada 75.21 years compare
121 Mexico 75.07 years compare
123 Mauritius 74.93 years compare
124 Bangladesh 74.67 years compare
125 Vietnam 74.59 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More health data for Nicaragua

Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 67,513 (2025)
Population ages 65 and above, male 166,059 (2025)
Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 64,774 (2025)
Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 67,060 (2025)
Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 65,212 (2025)
Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 67,772 (2025)
Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 67,883 (2025)
Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 65,851 (2025)
Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 66,568 (2025)
Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 65,623 (2025)

All data for Nicaragua →

Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy in Nicaragua?: Life expectancy in Nicaragua was 74.95 years in 2023, according to Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest life expectancy recorded in Nicaragua?: The highest recorded value was 74.95 years in 2023.
What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Nicaragua?: The lowest recorded value was 24 years in 1920.
How does Nicaragua rank for life expectancy?: Nicaragua ranks 122nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is life expectancy rising or falling in Nicaragua?: Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Nicaragua data come from?: The figures come from Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Life expectancy
Unit: years
Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 19,452 data points, 1543–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Period life expectancy is the number of years the average person born in a certain year would live if they experienced the same chances of dying at each age as people did that year.