Life expectancy vs. health spending in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Life expectancy vs. health spending was 74.95 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
74.95 years
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
122nd
of 236 countries
All-time high
74.95 years
in 2023
All-time low
40.63 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Life expectancy vs. health spending in Nicaragua, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, life expectancy vs. health spending in Nicaragua stood at 74.95 years. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy vs. health spending in Nicaragua peaked at 74.95 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 40.63 years, 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.
Life expectancy vs. health spending in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 40.63 years | — |
| 1951 | 40.8 years | +0.4% |
| 1952 | 41.86 years | +2.6% |
| 1953 | 42.45 years | +1.4% |
| 1954 | 43.06 years | +1.5% |
| 1955 | 43.66 years | +1.4% |
| 1956 | 44.28 years | +1.4% |
| 1957 | 44.88 years | +1.4% |
| 1958 | 45.48 years | +1.3% |
| 1959 | 46.06 years | +1.3% |
| 1960 | 46.4 years | +0.7% |
| 1961 | 47.29 years | +1.9% |
| 1962 | 47.98 years | +1.5% |
| 1963 | 48.75 years | +1.6% |
| 1964 | 49.59 years | +1.7% |
| 1965 | 50.65 years | +2.1% |
| 1966 | 51.58 years | +1.8% |
| 1967 | 52.35 years | +1.5% |
| 1968 | 52.87 years | +1.0% |
| 1969 | 53.35 years | +0.9% |
| 1970 | 53.81 years | +0.9% |
| 1971 | 54.22 years | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 47.96 years | -11.5% |
| 1973 | 55.02 years | +14.7% |
| 1974 | 55.4 years | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 55.77 years | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 56.12 years | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 56.13 years | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 53.53 years | -4.6% |
| 1979 | 50.83 years | -5.1% |
| 1980 | 57.95 years | +14.0% |
| 1981 | 58.28 years | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 58.69 years | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 56.85 years | -3.1% |
| 1984 | 56.13 years | -1.3% |
| 1985 | 56.4 years | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 57.56 years | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 57.33 years | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 59.83 years | +4.4% |
| 1989 | 61.88 years | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 62.47 years | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 63.31 years | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 63.67 years | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 64.09 years | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 64.55 years | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 64.87 years | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 65.22 years | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 65.52 years | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 64.11 years | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 65.89 years | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 66.36 years | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 67.03 years | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 67.95 years | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 68.75 years | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 69.51 years | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 70.37 years | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 70.96 years | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 71.2 years | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 71.4 years | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 71.5 years | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 71.76 years | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 72.03 years | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 72.44 years | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 72.55 years | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 72.79 years | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 72.9 years | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 73.18 years | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 73.39 years | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 73.88 years | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 73.76 years | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 70.77 years | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 70.48 years | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 74.46 years | +5.7% |
| 2023 | 74.95 years | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 43.32 years | 40.63 years | 46.06 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 50.08 years | 46.4 years | 53.35 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 53.88 years | 47.96 years | 56.13 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 58.09 years | 56.13 years | 61.88 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 64.37 years | 62.47 years | 65.89 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 69.5 years | 66.36 years | 71.5 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.87 years | 71.76 years | 73.88 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.66 years | 70.48 years | 74.95 years | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy vs. health spending in Nicaragua?
- Life expectancy vs. health spending in Nicaragua was 74.95 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy vs. health spending recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 74.95 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy vs. health spending recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.63 years in 1950.
- How does Nicaragua rank for life expectancy vs. health spending?
- Nicaragua ranks 122nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy vs. health spending 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 UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy vs. health spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Period life expectancy at birth.