Cancer death rate by age group in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Cancer death rate by age group was 3.95 deaths per 100,000 people in 2022. ▲ Rising
Cancer death rate by age group in Nicaragua, 2005–2022
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
In 2022, cancer death rate by age group in Nicaragua stood at 3.95 deaths per 100,000 people.
That represents a change of up 152.7% on the previous year and up 167.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cancer death rate by age group in Nicaragua peaked at 5.21 deaths per 100,000 people in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.7417 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2007.
That places Nicaragua 21st out of 111 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Cancer death rate by age group in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 2.25 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2006 | 1.49 deaths per 100,000 people | -33.7% |
| 2007 | 0.7417 deaths per 100,000 people | -50.2% |
| 2008 | 2.22 deaths per 100,000 people | +198.9% |
| 2009 | 2.95 deaths per 100,000 people | +33.0% |
| 2010 | 2.21 deaths per 100,000 people | -25.1% |
| 2011 | 3.68 deaths per 100,000 people | +66.7% |
| 2012 | 1.47 deaths per 100,000 people | -60.0% |
| 2013 | 2.22 deaths per 100,000 people | +50.4% |
| 2014 | 4.45 deaths per 100,000 people | +100.7% |
| 2015 | 5.21 deaths per 100,000 people | +17.2% |
| 2016 | 1.5 deaths per 100,000 people | -71.3% |
| 2017 | 2.26 deaths per 100,000 people | +51.0% |
| 2018 | 2.28 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 3.06 deaths per 100,000 people | +34.5% |
| 2020 | 1.55 deaths per 100,000 people | -49.5% |
| 2021 | 1.56 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 3.95 deaths per 100,000 people | +152.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.93 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7417 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.95 deaths per 100,000 people | 5 |
| 2010s | 2.83 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.47 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.21 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.35 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.55 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.95 deaths per 100,000 people | 3 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
- 18 Chile 4.13 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 19 Brazil 4.1 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 20 Jamaica 4.03 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 22 Qatar 3.8 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 23 Bosnia and Herzegovina 3.8 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 24 Guatemala 3.57 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cancer death rate by age group in Nicaragua?
- Cancer death rate by age group in Nicaragua was 3.95 deaths per 100,000 people in 2022, according to WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cancer death rate by age group recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 5.21 deaths per 100,000 people in 2015.
- What is the lowest cancer death rate by age group recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7417 deaths per 100,000 people in 2007.
- How does Nicaragua rank for cancer death rate by age group?
- Nicaragua ranks 21st out of 111 countries with data for 2022.
- Is cancer death rate by age group rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 167.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cancer death rate by age group. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Reported deaths from malignant neoplasms per 100,000 people in both sexes aged less than 1 year.