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Cancer death rates by type in Nicaragua

Nicaragua: Cancer death rates by type was 0.4246 deaths per 100,000 people in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
0.4246 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
down 2.1%
World rank
107th
of 111 countries
All-time high
0.7155 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2011
All-time low
0.3202 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2013
Years of data
18
2005–2022

Cancer death rates by type in Nicaragua, 2005–2022

00.20.40.60.82005201320222005: 0.469 deaths per 100,000 people2006: 0.452 deaths per 100,000 people2007: 0.548 deaths per 100,000 people2008: 0.584 deaths per 100,000 people2009: 0.339 deaths per 100,000 people2010: 0.546 deaths per 100,000 people2011: 0.716 deaths per 100,000 people2012: 0.385 deaths per 100,000 people2013: 0.32 deaths per 100,000 people2014: 0.591 deaths per 100,000 people2015: 0.396 deaths per 100,000 people2016: 0.501 deaths per 100,000 people2017: 0.351 deaths per 100,000 people2018: 0.356 deaths per 100,000 people2019: 0.509 deaths per 100,000 people2020: 0.508 deaths per 100,000 people2021: 0.434 deaths per 100,000 people2022: 0.425 deaths per 100,000 people

Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.

Analysis

Nicaragua recorded 0.4246 deaths per 100,000 people for cancer death rates by type in 2022.

The figure is down 2.1% on the previous year and up 10.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cancer death rates by type in Nicaragua peaked at 0.7155 deaths per 100,000 people in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.3202 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2013.

That places Nicaragua 107th out of 111 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.

Cancer death rates by type in Nicaragua, year by year

Year deaths per 100,000 people Change
2005 0.4691 deaths per 100,000 people —
2006 0.4523 deaths per 100,000 people -3.6%
2007 0.5484 deaths per 100,000 people +21.2%
2008 0.5839 deaths per 100,000 people +6.5%
2009 0.3388 deaths per 100,000 people -42.0%
2010 0.5465 deaths per 100,000 people +61.3%
2011 0.7155 deaths per 100,000 people +30.9%
2012 0.3853 deaths per 100,000 people -46.1%
2013 0.3202 deaths per 100,000 people -16.9%
2014 0.5912 deaths per 100,000 people +84.6%
2015 0.3962 deaths per 100,000 people -33.0%
2016 0.5014 deaths per 100,000 people +26.6%
2017 0.3514 deaths per 100,000 people -29.9%
2018 0.3556 deaths per 100,000 people +1.2%
2019 0.5086 deaths per 100,000 people +43.0%
2020 0.5079 deaths per 100,000 people -0.1%
2021 0.4338 deaths per 100,000 people -14.6%
2022 0.4246 deaths per 100,000 people -2.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.4785 deaths per 100,000 people 0.3388 deaths per 100,000 people 0.5839 deaths per 100,000 people 5
2010s 0.4672 deaths per 100,000 people 0.3202 deaths per 100,000 people 0.7155 deaths per 100,000 people 10
2020s 0.4555 deaths per 100,000 people 0.4246 deaths per 100,000 people 0.5079 deaths per 100,000 people 3

Countries ranked near Nicaragua

  1. 104 Philippines 0.5481 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  2. 105 El Salvador 0.5396 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  3. 106 Guatemala 0.4461 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  4. 108 Dominican Republic 0.3953 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  5. 109 Tajikistan 0.1773 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  6. 110 Albania 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  7. 110 Saint Lucia 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare

See the full ranking of 111 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is cancer death rates by type in Nicaragua?
Cancer death rates by type in Nicaragua was 0.4246 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 rates by type recorded in Nicaragua?
The highest recorded value was 0.7155 deaths per 100,000 people in 2011.
What is the lowest cancer death rates by type recorded in Nicaragua?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3202 deaths per 100,000 people in 2013.
How does Nicaragua rank for cancer death rates by type?
Nicaragua ranks 107th out of 111 countries with data for 2022.
Is cancer death rates by type rising or falling in Nicaragua?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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 rates by type. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Cancer death rates by type
Unit
deaths per 100,000 people
Source
WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
111 places, 3,427 data points, 1979–2023
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