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
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,175 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 215 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate -0.2509 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.2831 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate 1.68 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per capita 0.3353 units per person (2025)
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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