Sex gap in life expectancy in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Sex gap in life expectancy was 5.11 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
5.11 years
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
109th
of 236 countries
All-time high
15.87 years
in 1979
All-time low
2.56 years
in 1951
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Sex gap in life expectancy in Nicaragua, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 5.11 years for sex gap in life expectancy in 2023.
The figure is down 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex gap in life expectancy in Nicaragua peaked at 15.87 years in 1979 and was at its lowest, 2.56 years, in 1951.
That places Nicaragua 109th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Sex gap in life expectancy in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 2.63 years | — |
| 1951 | 2.56 years | -2.6% |
| 1952 | 2.7 years | +5.5% |
| 1953 | 2.7 years | +0.1% |
| 1954 | 2.72 years | +0.5% |
| 1955 | 2.71 years | -0.2% |
| 1956 | 2.74 years | +0.9% |
| 1957 | 2.72 years | -0.6% |
| 1958 | 2.73 years | +0.2% |
| 1959 | 2.72 years | -0.2% |
| 1960 | 2.81 years | +3.3% |
| 1961 | 2.82 years | +0.5% |
| 1962 | 2.88 years | +2.2% |
| 1963 | 2.96 years | +2.7% |
| 1964 | 3.11 years | +4.9% |
| 1965 | 3.99 years | +28.4% |
| 1966 | 4.84 years | +21.2% |
| 1967 | 5.66 years | +16.9% |
| 1968 | 5.68 years | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 5.73 years | +0.9% |
| 1970 | 5.81 years | +1.3% |
| 1971 | 5.87 years | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 3.58 years | -39.1% |
| 1973 | 6.12 years | +71.1% |
| 1974 | 6.27 years | +2.5% |
| 1975 | 6.5 years | +3.6% |
| 1976 | 6.78 years | +4.3% |
| 1977 | 7.74 years | +14.2% |
| 1978 | 11.06 years | +42.8% |
| 1979 | 15.87 years | +43.5% |
| 1980 | 7.98 years | -49.7% |
| 1981 | 8.35 years | +4.6% |
| 1982 | 8.35 years | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 11.91 years | +42.5% |
| 1984 | 13.48 years | +13.2% |
| 1985 | 13.57 years | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 12.37 years | -8.8% |
| 1987 | 13.27 years | +7.3% |
| 1988 | 9.93 years | -25.2% |
| 1989 | 7.45 years | -24.9% |
| 1990 | 7.22 years | -3.2% |
| 1991 | 6.56 years | -9.0% |
| 1992 | 6.41 years | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 6.34 years | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 6.27 years | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 6.19 years | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 6.13 years | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 6.12 years | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 5.21 years | -14.9% |
| 1999 | 6.1 years | +17.2% |
| 2000 | 6.09 years | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 6.09 years | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 6.12 years | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 6.09 years | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 6.06 years | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 6.08 years | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 6.04 years | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 6 years | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 5.93 years | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 6.04 years | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 5.91 years | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 6.06 years | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 5.96 years | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 5.98 years | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 5.63 years | -5.8% |
| 2015 | 5.58 years | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 5.43 years | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 5.29 years | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 5.59 years | +5.7% |
| 2019 | 5.4 years | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 6.43 years | +19.0% |
| 2021 | 5.88 years | -8.5% |
| 2022 | 5.11 years | -13.1% |
| 2023 | 5.11 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.69 years | 2.56 years | 2.74 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 4.05 years | 2.81 years | 5.73 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 7.56 years | 3.58 years | 15.87 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.66 years | 7.45 years | 13.57 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.26 years | 5.21 years | 7.22 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.05 years | 5.93 years | 6.12 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.68 years | 5.29 years | 6.06 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.63 years | 5.11 years | 6.43 years | 4 |
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- 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)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 2.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.031 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 3.29 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.0291 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sex gap in life expectancy in Nicaragua?
- Sex gap in life expectancy in Nicaragua was 5.11 years in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sex gap in life expectancy recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 15.87 years in 1979.
- What is the lowest sex gap in life expectancy recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.56 years in 1951.
- How does Nicaragua rank for sex gap in life expectancy?
- Nicaragua ranks 109th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex gap in life expectancy rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Sex gap in life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.