Mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Mental health and substance use disorders death rate was 1.53 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▼ Falling
Mental health and substance use disorders death rate 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
The most recent figure for mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Nicaragua is 1.53 deaths per 100,000 people, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 12.6% on the previous year and down 71.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Nicaragua peaked at 5.49 deaths per 100,000 people in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1.53 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2021.
Nicaragua ranks 100th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.66 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 3.16 deaths per 100,000 people | -13.7% |
| 2002 | 3.26 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 4.04 deaths per 100,000 people | +23.9% |
| 2004 | 4.4 deaths per 100,000 people | +8.9% |
| 2005 | 4.11 deaths per 100,000 people | -6.6% |
| 2006 | 5.25 deaths per 100,000 people | +27.7% |
| 2007 | 3.97 deaths per 100,000 people | -24.4% |
| 2008 | 4.44 deaths per 100,000 people | +11.8% |
| 2009 | 4.49 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 4.03 deaths per 100,000 people | -10.2% |
| 2011 | 5.44 deaths per 100,000 people | +35.0% |
| 2012 | 5.45 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 4.65 deaths per 100,000 people | -14.7% |
| 2014 | 5.49 deaths per 100,000 people | +18.1% |
| 2015 | 4.52 deaths per 100,000 people | -17.7% |
| 2016 | 4.68 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 4.34 deaths per 100,000 people | -7.3% |
| 2018 | 3.95 deaths per 100,000 people | -9.0% |
| 2019 | 2.64 deaths per 100,000 people | -33.2% |
| 2020 | 1.75 deaths per 100,000 people | -33.7% |
| 2021 | 1.53 deaths per 100,000 people | -12.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.08 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.16 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.25 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.52 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.64 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.49 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.64 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.53 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.75 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
- 97 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 1.58 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 98 Niue 1.55 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 99 Afghanistan 1.54 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 101 Philippines 1.52 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 102 Sri Lanka 1.46 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 103 Azerbaijan 1.45 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 103 Madagascar 1.45 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Nicaragua?
- Mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Nicaragua was 1.53 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 mental health and substance use disorders death rate recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 5.49 deaths per 100,000 people in 2014.
- What is the lowest mental health and substance use disorders death rate recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.53 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
- How does Nicaragua rank for mental health and substance use disorders death rate?
- Nicaragua ranks 100th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is mental health and substance use disorders death rate rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is down 71.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Mental health and substance use disorders death rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths from mental and substance use disorders in both sexes, per 100,000 people.