Life expectancy at birth in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Life expectancy at birth was 75.27 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
75.27
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
19th
of 36 countries
All-time high
75.27
in 2025
All-time low
40.63
in 1950
Years of data
76
1950–2025
Life expectancy at birth in Nicaragua, 1950–2025
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 75.27 for life expectancy at birth in 2025. That is the highest value across all 76 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth in Nicaragua peaked at 75.27 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 40.63, in 1950.
That places Nicaragua 19th out of 36 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 76 years of available data.
Life expectancy at birth in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 40.63 | — |
| 1951 | 40.8 | +0.4% |
| 1952 | 41.86 | +2.6% |
| 1953 | 42.45 | +1.4% |
| 1954 | 43.06 | +1.5% |
| 1955 | 43.66 | +1.4% |
| 1956 | 44.28 | +1.4% |
| 1957 | 44.88 | +1.4% |
| 1958 | 45.48 | +1.3% |
| 1959 | 46.06 | +1.3% |
| 1960 | 46.4 | +0.7% |
| 1961 | 47.29 | +1.9% |
| 1962 | 47.98 | +1.5% |
| 1963 | 48.75 | +1.6% |
| 1964 | 49.59 | +1.7% |
| 1965 | 50.65 | +2.1% |
| 1966 | 51.58 | +1.8% |
| 1967 | 52.35 | +1.5% |
| 1968 | 52.87 | +1.0% |
| 1969 | 53.35 | +0.9% |
| 1970 | 53.82 | +0.9% |
| 1971 | 54.22 | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 47.96 | -11.6% |
| 1973 | 55.02 | +14.7% |
| 1974 | 55.4 | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 55.77 | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 56.12 | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 56.13 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 53.53 | -4.6% |
| 1979 | 50.83 | -5.1% |
| 1980 | 57.95 | +14.0% |
| 1981 | 58.28 | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 58.69 | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 56.85 | -3.1% |
| 1984 | 56.13 | -1.3% |
| 1985 | 56.4 | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 57.56 | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 57.33 | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 59.83 | +4.4% |
| 1989 | 61.88 | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 62.47 | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 63.31 | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 63.67 | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 64.09 | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 64.55 | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 64.87 | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 65.21 | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 65.52 | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 64.11 | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 65.89 | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 66.36 | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 67.03 | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 67.95 | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 68.75 | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 69.51 | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 70.37 | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 70.96 | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 71.2 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 71.4 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 71.5 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 71.76 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 72.03 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 72.43 | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 72.55 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 72.79 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 72.9 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 73.18 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 73.39 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 73.88 | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 73.76 | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 70.77 | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 70.48 | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 74.46 | +5.7% |
| 2023 | 74.95 | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 75.1 | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 75.27 | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 43.32 | 40.63 | 46.06 | 10 |
| 1960s | 50.08 | 46.4 | 53.35 | 10 |
| 1970s | 53.88 | 47.96 | 56.13 | 10 |
| 1980s | 58.09 | 56.13 | 61.88 | 10 |
| 1990s | 64.37 | 62.47 | 65.89 | 10 |
| 2000s | 69.5 | 66.36 | 71.5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.87 | 71.76 | 73.88 | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.5 | 70.48 | 75.27 | 6 |
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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 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 4.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.057 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 1.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.508 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth in Nicaragua?
- Life expectancy at birth in Nicaragua was 75.27 in 2025, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 75.27 in 2025.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.63 in 1950.
- How does Nicaragua rank for life expectancy at birth?
- Nicaragua ranks 19th out of 36 countries with data for 2025.
- Is life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Life expectancy at birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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