Food supply vs. life expectancy in Nicaragua

Nicaragua: Food supply vs. life expectancy was 74.95 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
74.95 years
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
122nd
of 236 countries
All-time high
74.95 years
in 2023
All-time low
40.63 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Food supply vs. life expectancy in Nicaragua, 1950–2023

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Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

Nicaragua recorded 74.95 years for food supply vs. life expectancy in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food supply vs. life expectancy in Nicaragua peaked at 74.95 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 40.63 years, in 1950.

That places Nicaragua 122nd 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 43.32 years 40.63 years 46.06 years 10
1960s 50.08 years 46.4 years 53.35 years 10
1970s 53.88 years 47.96 years 56.13 years 10
1980s 58.09 years 56.13 years 61.88 years 10
1990s 64.37 years 62.47 years 65.89 years 10
2000s 69.5 years 66.36 years 71.5 years 10
2010s 72.87 years 71.76 years 73.88 years 10
2020s 72.66 years 70.48 years 74.95 years 4

Countries ranked near Nicaragua

  1. 119 Cook Islands 75.28 years compare
  2. 120 Grenada 75.2 years compare
  3. 121 Mexico 75.07 years compare
  4. 123 Mauritius 74.93 years compare
  5. 124 Bangladesh 74.67 years compare
  6. 125 Vietnam 74.59 years compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is food supply vs. life expectancy in Nicaragua?
Food supply vs. life expectancy in Nicaragua was 74.95 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest food supply vs. life expectancy recorded in Nicaragua?
The highest recorded value was 74.95 years in 2023.
What is the lowest food supply vs. life expectancy recorded in Nicaragua?
The lowest recorded value was 40.63 years in 1950.
How does Nicaragua rank for food supply vs. life expectancy?
Nicaragua ranks 122nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is food supply vs. life expectancy rising or falling in Nicaragua?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Food supply vs. life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Food supply vs. life expectancy
Unit
years
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Period life expectancy at birth.