Death rate from cancer in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Death rate from cancer was 39.65 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
39.65
Change on year
down 6.9%
World rank
177th
of 192 countries
All-time high
43.56
in 2013
All-time low
33.59
in 2000
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Death rate from cancer in Nicaragua, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for death rate from cancer in Nicaragua is 39.65, measured in 2021.
The figure is down 6.9% on the previous year and down 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rate from cancer in Nicaragua peaked at 43.56 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 33.59, in 2000.
That places Nicaragua 177th out of 192 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Death rate from cancer in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 33.59 | — |
| 2001 | 35.86 | +6.8% |
| 2002 | 36.36 | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 38.06 | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 39.97 | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 39.6 | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 37.59 | -5.1% |
| 2007 | 40.09 | +6.7% |
| 2008 | 40.51 | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 42.06 | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 39.93 | -5.1% |
| 2011 | 42.56 | +6.6% |
| 2012 | 42.92 | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 43.56 | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 43.32 | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 41.18 | -4.9% |
| 2016 | 42.13 | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 40.58 | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 40.93 | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 40.75 | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 42.58 | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 39.65 | -6.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.37 | 33.59 | 42.06 | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.79 | 39.93 | 43.56 | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.11 | 39.65 | 42.58 | 2 |
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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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,175 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 215 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 4.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.057 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 1.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.508 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is death rate from cancer in Nicaragua?
- Death rate from cancer in Nicaragua was 39.65 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest death rate from cancer recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 43.56 in 2013.
- What is the lowest death rate from cancer recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.59 in 2000.
- How does Nicaragua rank for death rate from cancer?
- Nicaragua ranks 177th out of 192 countries with data for 2021.
- Is death rate from cancer rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Death rate from cancer. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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