Cardiovascular death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Cardiovascular death rate: crude versus age-standardized was 182.36 deaths per 100,000 people in 2022. ▲ Rising
Cardiovascular death rate: crude versus age-standardized 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, cardiovascular death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Nicaragua stood at 182.36 deaths per 100,000 people.
That represents a change of down 31.2% on the previous year and up 26.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cardiovascular death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Nicaragua peaked at 265.02 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 132.58 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2006.
Nicaragua ranks 42nd of 111 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Cardiovascular death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 150.48 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2006 | 132.58 deaths per 100,000 people | -11.9% |
| 2007 | 146.97 deaths per 100,000 people | +10.9% |
| 2008 | 147.26 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 140.72 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.4% |
| 2010 | 146.81 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 144.19 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 144.06 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 149.87 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 159.54 deaths per 100,000 people | +6.5% |
| 2015 | 151.91 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 155.32 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 143.72 deaths per 100,000 people | -7.5% |
| 2018 | 140.54 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 149.96 deaths per 100,000 people | +6.7% |
| 2020 | 220.04 deaths per 100,000 people | +46.7% |
| 2021 | 265.02 deaths per 100,000 people | +20.4% |
| 2022 | 182.36 deaths per 100,000 people | -31.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 143.6 deaths per 100,000 people | 132.58 deaths per 100,000 people | 150.48 deaths per 100,000 people | 5 |
| 2010s | 148.59 deaths per 100,000 people | 140.54 deaths per 100,000 people | 159.54 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 222.47 deaths per 100,000 people | 182.36 deaths per 100,000 people | 265.02 deaths per 100,000 people | 3 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
- 39 Bosnia and Herzegovina 196.66 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 40 Mauritius 195.12 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 41 Albania 184.46 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 43 Poland 178.53 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 44 Paraguay 171.39 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 45 Brunei Darussalam 169.37 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cardiovascular death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Nicaragua?
- Cardiovascular death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Nicaragua was 182.36 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 cardiovascular death rate: crude versus age-standardized recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 265.02 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
- What is the lowest cardiovascular death rate: crude versus age-standardized recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 132.58 deaths per 100,000 people in 2006.
- How does Nicaragua rank for cardiovascular death rate: crude versus age-standardized?
- Nicaragua ranks 42nd out of 111 countries with data for 2022.
- Is cardiovascular death rate: crude versus age-standardized rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.6%. 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 Cardiovascular death rate: crude versus age-standardized. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Reported deaths from cardiovascular diseases in both sexes in those aged all ages per 100,000 people.