Life expectancy at birth, male in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Life expectancy at birth, male was 72.46 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
72.46 years
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
102nd
of 217 countries
All-time high
72.46 years
in 2024
All-time low
43.84 years
in 1979
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life expectancy at birth, male in Nicaragua, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 72.46 years for life expectancy at birth, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, male in Nicaragua peaked at 72.46 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 43.84 years, in 1979.
Nicaragua ranks 102nd of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life expectancy at birth, male in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 45 years | — |
| 1961 | 45.88 years | +2.0% |
| 1962 | 46.54 years | +1.4% |
| 1963 | 47.27 years | +1.6% |
| 1964 | 48.04 years | +1.6% |
| 1965 | 48.67 years | +1.3% |
| 1966 | 49.21 years | +1.1% |
| 1967 | 49.59 years | +0.8% |
| 1968 | 50.1 years | +1.0% |
| 1969 | 50.55 years | +0.9% |
| 1970 | 50.98 years | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 51.35 years | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 46.18 years | -10.1% |
| 1973 | 52.03 years | +12.7% |
| 1974 | 52.34 years | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 52.6 years | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 52.81 years | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 52.39 years | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 48.39 years | -7.6% |
| 1979 | 43.84 years | -9.4% |
| 1980 | 54.06 years | +23.3% |
| 1981 | 54.22 years | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 54.62 years | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 51.25 years | -6.2% |
| 1984 | 49.88 years | -2.7% |
| 1985 | 50.09 years | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 51.71 years | +3.2% |
| 1987 | 51.1 years | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 55 years | +7.6% |
| 1989 | 58.16 years | +5.7% |
| 1990 | 58.85 years | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 59.99 years | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 60.43 years | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 60.89 years | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 61.37 years | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 61.73 years | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 62.11 years | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 62.42 years | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 61.46 years | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 62.82 years | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 63.29 years | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 63.96 years | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 64.87 years | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 65.69 years | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 66.46 years | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 67.31 years | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 67.92 years | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 68.17 years | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 68.41 years | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 68.45 years | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 68.78 years | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 68.97 years | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 69.42 years | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 69.53 years | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 69.93 years | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 70.07 years | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 70.42 years | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 70.69 years | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 71.04 years | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 71.02 years | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 67.6 years | -4.8% |
| 2021 | 67.56 years | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 71.82 years | +6.3% |
| 2023 | 72.31 years | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 72.46 years | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 48.09 years | 45 years | 50.55 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 50.29 years | 43.84 years | 52.81 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 53.01 years | 49.88 years | 58.16 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 61.21 years | 58.85 years | 62.82 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 66.45 years | 63.29 years | 68.45 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.99 years | 68.78 years | 71.04 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.35 years | 67.56 years | 72.46 years | 5 |
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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)
- 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)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -0.2648 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1394 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -0.2377 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1437 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, male in Nicaragua?
- Life expectancy at birth, male in Nicaragua was 72.46 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, male recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 72.46 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, male recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.84 years in 1979.
- How does Nicaragua rank for life expectancy at birth, male?
- Nicaragua ranks 102nd out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, male rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Life expectancy at birth, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.