Maternal mortality rate who mdb in Nicaragua

Nicaragua: Maternal mortality rate who mdb was 0.5135 in 2022. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2022)
0.5135
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
22nd
of 110 countries
All-time high
1.64
in 2005
All-time low
0.5135
in 2022
Years of data
18
2005–2022

Maternal mortality rate who mdb in Nicaragua, 2005–2022

0.50.7511.21.51.82005201320222005: 1.62006: 1.62007: 1.42008: 1.12009: 1.32010: 1.32011: 1.32012: 1.12013: 1.12014: 0.8062015: 0.8582016: 0.7482017: 0.672018: 0.6682019: 0.5492020: 0.6312021: 0.5152022: 0.514

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 22nd out of 110 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 19 Saint Lucia 0.532 compare
  2. 20 Mongolia 0.5235 compare
  3. 21 Argentina 0.5211 compare
  4. 23 Kyrgyzstan 0.4829 compare
  5. 24 Maldives 0.453 compare
  6. 25 Puerto Rico 0.4339 compare

See the full ranking of 111 places β†’

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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 22nd out of 110 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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Indicator
Maternal mortality rate who mdb
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
111 places, 4,885 data points, 1950–2023
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