Nicaragua sits in Latin America & Caribbean. A newborn there can expect about 75.0 years of life, 105th of 212 countries with data. Below, every mortality measure the National Death Index tracks for Nicaragua, each with its global rank and source year.
16 measures · sources: World Bank Open Data and WHO Global Health Observatory (Global Health Estimates 2021) · latest available year per figure
| Measure | Value | World rank | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy at birth | 75.0 yrs | 105 of 212 | 2024 |
| Age-standardized death rate | 6.2 /1,000 | 137 of 182 | 2021 |
| Crude death rate | 4.6 /1,000 | 197 of 212 | 2024 |
| Life expectancy at 60 | 21.2 yrs | 41 of 182 | 2021 |
| Male mortality penalty | 76.4 /1,000 | 78 of 212 | 2024 |
| Life-expectancy gap (F−M) | 5.1 yrs | 93 of 212 | 2024 |
| Old-age sex ratio (65+) | 71.0 men/100 women | 50 of 212 | 2024 |
| Infant mortality | 9.4 /1,000 | 112 of 192 | 2024 |
| Maternal mortality | 60.0 /100k | 84 of 191 | 2023 |
| Premature NCD mortality | 12.6 % | 140 of 182 | 2021 |
| Suicide rate | 4.2 /100k | 136 of 182 | 2021 |
| Road-traffic deaths | 16.9 /100k | 76 of 187 | 2019 |
| Recorded alcohol per adult | 3.7 L | 104 of 185 | 2020 |
| Population aged 65+ | 5.5 % | 137 of 212 | 2024 |
| Health spending per capita | $217 | 127 of 191 | 2023 |
| GDP per capita | $2,848 | 159 of 212 | 2024 |
Measured against the rest of the world, Nicaragua's sharpest departures from the middle of the pack are the 16th lowest crude death rate in the world (4.6 /1,000) and the 41st highest life expectancy at 60 in the world (21.2 yrs). Every figure above is the most recent the source reports for Nicaragua; the year sits beside each one, and rankings cover only countries with data for that measure.