Financial hardship in health and components (SDG 3.8.2, 2025) in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Financial hardship in health and components (SDG 3.8.2, 2025) was 44.2% in 2014. ▲ Rising
Financial hardship in health and components (SDG 3.8.2, 2025) in Nicaragua, 1993–2014
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 44.2% for financial hardship in health and components (sdg 3.8.2, 2025) in 2014. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, financial hardship in health and components (sdg 3.8.2, 2025) in Nicaragua peaked at 44.2% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 25.2%, in 1993.
That places Nicaragua 4th out of 41 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the top 10%.
Financial hardship in health and components (SDG 3.8.2, 2025) in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 25.2% | — |
| 1998 | 28.6% | +13.6% |
| 2001 | 41.9% | +46.6% |
| 2009 | 40.1% | -4.4% |
| 2014 | 44.2% | +10.1% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 44.2% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 29.1%, 1.5× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.9% | 25.2% | 28.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 41.0% | 40.1% | 41.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 44.2% | 44.2% | 44.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
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 financial hardship in health and components (sdg 3.8.2, 2025) in Nicaragua?
- Financial hardship in health and components (sdg 3.8.2, 2025) in Nicaragua was 44.2% in 2014, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest financial hardship in health and components (sdg 3.8.2, 2025) recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 44.2% in 2014.
- What is the lowest financial hardship in health and components (sdg 3.8.2, 2025) recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.2% in 1993.
- How does Nicaragua rank for financial hardship in health and components (sdg 3.8.2, 2025)?
- Nicaragua ranks 4th out of 41 countries with data for 2014.
- Is financial hardship in health and components (sdg 3.8.2, 2025) rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Financial hardship in health and components (SDG 3.8.2, 2025 definition): population (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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