What is infant mortality rate in Nicaragua?

Infant mortality rate in Nicaragua was 0.9437 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest infant mortality rate recorded in Nicaragua?

The highest recorded value was 13.91 deaths per 100 live births in 1955.

What is the lowest infant mortality rate recorded in Nicaragua?

The lowest recorded value was 0.9437 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Nicaragua rank for infant mortality rate?

Nicaragua ranks 118th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.

Is infant mortality rate rising or falling in Nicaragua?

Over the last ten years it is down 40.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Nicaragua data come from?

The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Infant mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Infant mortality rate in Nicaragua

Name: Infant mortality rate in Nicaragua
Creator: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Nicaragua: Infant mortality rate was 0.9437 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

0.9437 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 21.7%

World rank

118th

of 199 countries

All-time high

13.91 deaths per 100 live births

in 1955

All-time low

0.9437 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1955–2024

Infant mortality rate in Nicaragua, 1955–2024

Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.

Analysis

The most recent figure for infant mortality rate in Nicaragua is 0.9437 deaths per 100 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 70 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 21.7% on the previous year and down 40.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, infant mortality rate in Nicaragua peaked at 13.91 deaths per 100 live births in 1955 and was at its lowest, 0.9437 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

Nicaragua ranks 118th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	13.71 deaths per 100 live births	13.5 deaths per 100 live births	13.91 deaths per 100 live births	5
1960s	12.97 deaths per 100 live births	12.47 deaths per 100 live births	13.41 deaths per 100 live births	10
1970s	11.13 deaths per 100 live births	8.91 deaths per 100 live births	13.04 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	6.83 deaths per 100 live births	5.9 deaths per 100 live births	8.34 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	4.49 deaths per 100 live births	3.35 deaths per 100 live births	5.68 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	2.62 deaths per 100 live births	2.12 deaths per 100 live births	3.16 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	1.58 deaths per 100 live births	1.26 deaths per 100 live births	2.01 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	1.18 deaths per 100 live births	0.9437 deaths per 100 live births	1.26 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Nicaragua

115 Iran 1.03 deaths per 100 live births compare
116 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1.02 deaths per 100 live births compare
117 Tunisia 0.975 deaths per 100 live births compare
119 Sao Tome and Principe 0.9166 deaths per 100 live births compare
120 Costa Rica 0.9081 deaths per 100 live births compare
121 Barbados 0.9055 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

More health data for Nicaragua

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)
Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 62,167 (2025)
Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 60,774 (2025)
Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 62,307 (2025)
Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 60,887 (2025)
Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 62,130 (2025)
Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 60,671 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is infant mortality rate in Nicaragua?: Infant mortality rate in Nicaragua was 0.9437 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest infant mortality rate recorded in Nicaragua?: The highest recorded value was 13.91 deaths per 100 live births in 1955.
What is the lowest infant mortality rate recorded in Nicaragua?: The lowest recorded value was 0.9437 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Nicaragua rank for infant mortality rate?: Nicaragua ranks 118th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is infant mortality rate rising or falling in Nicaragua?: Over the last ten years it is down 40.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Nicaragua data come from?: The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Infant mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Infant mortality rate
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 13,185 data points, 1931–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The estimated number of deaths of children aged under one year, per 100 live births .