Maternal mortality rate who mdb in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Maternal mortality rate who mdb was 0.5135 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Maternal mortality rate who mdb in Nicaragua, 2005–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2022, maternal mortality rate who mdb in Nicaragua stood at 0.5135. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 52.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maternal mortality rate who mdb in Nicaragua peaked at 1.64 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.5135, in 2022.
That places Nicaragua 21st out of 111 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Maternal mortality rate who mdb in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 1.64 | — |
| 2006 | 1.62 | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 1.44 | -11.0% |
| 2008 | 1.14 | -20.8% |
| 2009 | 1.28 | +11.9% |
| 2010 | 1.29 | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 1.29 | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 1.09 | -15.4% |
| 2013 | 1.09 | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.8056 | -26.0% |
| 2015 | 0.8585 | +6.6% |
| 2016 | 0.7484 | -12.8% |
| 2017 | 0.6699 | -10.5% |
| 2018 | 0.6677 | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.5495 | -17.7% |
| 2020 | 0.6311 | +14.9% |
| 2021 | 0.5146 | -18.5% |
| 2022 | 0.5135 | -0.2% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 0.5135 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3768, 1.4× the median. (6 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 0.5135 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.5662, 91% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.42 | 1.14 | 1.64 | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.9053 | 0.5495 | 1.29 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5531 | 0.5135 | 0.6311 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 215 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.3497 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0458 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.323 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0473 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is maternal mortality rate who mdb in Nicaragua?
- Maternal mortality rate who mdb in Nicaragua was 0.5135 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest maternal mortality rate who mdb recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 1.64 in 2005.
- What is the lowest maternal mortality rate who mdb recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5135 in 2022.
- How does Nicaragua rank for maternal mortality rate who mdb?
- Nicaragua ranks 21st out of 111 countries with data for 2022.
- Is maternal mortality rate who mdb rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Maternal mortality rate who mdb. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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