Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year was 0.4373 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising
Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Nicaragua, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
In 2021, crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Nicaragua stood at 0.4373 deaths per 100,000 people. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 33.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Nicaragua peaked at 0.4373 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.3127 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2006.
Nicaragua ranks 185th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.3264 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 0.3258 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.3278 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.3292 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.3282 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.3327 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.3127 deaths per 100,000 people | -6.0% |
| 2007 | 0.3213 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 0.3259 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.3255 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.3191 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 0.3273 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 0.3305 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.3313 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.3317 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.3187 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 0.332 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 0.3234 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 0.3306 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 0.3231 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 0.4288 deaths per 100,000 people | +32.7% |
| 2021 | 0.4373 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.0% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 0.4373 deaths per 100,000 people is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.7062 deaths per 100,000 people, 62% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 0.4373 deaths per 100,000 people is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.8577 deaths per 100,000 people, 51% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Nicaragua changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +32.7% | 0.3231 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4288 deaths per 100,000 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3255 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3127 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3327 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3268 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3187 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.332 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4331 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4288 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4373 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
- 182 Bhutan 0.4865 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 183 Singapore 0.4783 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 184 Tajikistan 0.4477 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 186 Iraq 0.4348 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 187 Brunei Darussalam 0.4263 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 188 Bahrain 0.4078 deaths per 100,000 people compare
More health data for Nicaragua
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.83 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6599 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,175 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 215 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.3497 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0458 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.323 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Nicaragua?
- Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Nicaragua was 0.4373 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4373 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
- What is the lowest crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3127 deaths per 100,000 people in 2006.
- How does Nicaragua rank for crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year?
- Nicaragua ranks 185th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths from all causes in both sexes, per 100,000 people.