Healthy life expectancy at birth in Nicaragua

Nicaragua: Healthy life expectancy at birth was 64.61 in 2021. ▬ Flat

Latest (2021)
64.61
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
64th
of 185 countries
All-time high
67.68
in 2019
All-time low
64.61
in 2021
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Healthy life expectancy at birth in Nicaragua, 2000–2021

02040602000201020212000: 65.32001: 65.32002: 65.22003: 65.12004: 65.22005: 65.12006: 65.92007: 65.72008: 65.72009: 65.82010: 66.22011: 66.12012: 66.22013: 66.42014: 66.62015: 67.22016: 66.92017: 67.42018: 67.32019: 67.72020: 64.82021: 64.6

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2021, healthy life expectancy at birth in Nicaragua stood at 64.61. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.

The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, healthy life expectancy at birth in Nicaragua peaked at 67.68 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 64.61, in 2021.

Nicaragua ranks 64th of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Healthy life expectancy at birth in Nicaragua, year by year

Annual values for Healthy life expectancy at birth in Nicaragua, 2000 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2000 65.29
2001 65.27 -0.0%
2002 65.18 -0.1%
2003 65.14 -0.1%
2004 65.22 +0.1%
2005 65.12 -0.2%
2006 65.88 +1.2%
2007 65.68 -0.3%
2008 65.65 -0.0%
2009 65.82 +0.3%
2010 66.21 +0.6%
2011 66.13 -0.1%
2012 66.22 +0.1%
2013 66.39 +0.3%
2014 66.59 +0.3%
2015 67.15 +0.9%
2016 66.93 -0.3%
2017 67.37 +0.7%
2018 67.33 -0.1%
2019 67.68 +0.5%
2020 64.81 -4.2%
2021 64.61 -0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 65.43 65.12 65.88 10
2010s 66.8 66.13 67.68 10
2020s 64.71 64.61 64.81 2

Countries ranked near Nicaragua

  1. 61 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 64.73 compare
  2. 62 Seychelles 64.72 compare
  3. 63 Cuba 64.62 compare
  4. 65 Ecuador 64.34 compare
  5. 66 Bahrain 64.24 compare
  6. 67 Lithuania 64.23 compare

See the full ranking of 185 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is healthy life expectancy at birth in Nicaragua?
Healthy life expectancy at birth in Nicaragua was 64.61 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest healthy life expectancy at birth recorded in Nicaragua?
The highest recorded value was 67.68 in 2019.
What is the lowest healthy life expectancy at birth recorded in Nicaragua?
The lowest recorded value was 64.61 in 2021.
How does Nicaragua rank for healthy life expectancy at birth?
Nicaragua ranks 64th out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
Is healthy life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Nicaragua?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Healthy life expectancy at birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Healthy life expectancy at birth
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
185 places, 4,070 data points, 2000–2021
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