Life expectancy unwpp in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Life expectancy unwpp was 74.95 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
74.95
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
122nd
of 236 countries
All-time high
74.95
in 2023
All-time low
40.63
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Life expectancy unwpp in Nicaragua, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 74.95 for life expectancy unwpp in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy unwpp in Nicaragua peaked at 74.95 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 40.63, in 1950.
That places Nicaragua 122nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
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 | 72.66 | 70.48 | 74.95 | 4 |
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More health data for Nicaragua
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 215 (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,175 (2090)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 65,212 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 66,568 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 64,973 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 64,774 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 67,060 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 65,623 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy unwpp in Nicaragua?
- Life expectancy unwpp in Nicaragua was 74.95 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy unwpp recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 74.95 in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy unwpp recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.63 in 1950.
- How does Nicaragua rank for life expectancy unwpp?
- Nicaragua ranks 122nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy unwpp rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy unwpp. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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