Mortality rate age 10-19 - UN IGME estimates (projection) in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Mortality rate age 10-19 - UN IGME estimates (projection) was 5.62 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Mortality rate age 10-19 - UN IGME estimates in Nicaragua, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2024, mortality rate age 10-19 - un igme estimates in Nicaragua stood at 5.62. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate age 10-19 - un igme estimates in Nicaragua peaked at 13.46 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 5.62, in 2024.
Nicaragua ranks 95th of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Mortality rate age 10-19 - UN IGME estimates (projection) in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 11.58 | — |
| 1991 | 10.85 | -6.3% |
| 1992 | 10.65 | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 10.44 | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 10.22 | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 10 | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 9.79 | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 9.58 | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 13.46 | +40.5% |
| 1999 | 9.19 | -31.8% |
| 2000 | 9 | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 8.83 | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 8.66 | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 8.5 | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 8.34 | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 8.19 | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 8.02 | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 7.85 | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 7.68 | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 7.5 | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 7.32 | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 7.13 | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 6.94 | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 6.77 | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 6.59 | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 6.42 | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 6.26 | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 6.11 | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 5.99 | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 5.9 | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 5.82 | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 5.77 | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 5.72 | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 5.67 | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 5.62 | -0.8% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 5.62 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 7.96, 71% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 5.62 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5.62, 1.0× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mortality rate age 10-19 - UN IGME estimates (projection) in Nicaragua changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +40.5% | 9.58 | 13.46 |
| 1999 | -31.8% | 13.46 | 9.19 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.58 | 9.19 | 13.46 | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.26 | 7.5 | 9 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.54 | 5.9 | 7.32 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.72 | 5.62 | 5.82 | 5 |
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 mortality rate age 10-19 - un igme estimates in Nicaragua?
- Mortality rate age 10-19 - un igme estimates in Nicaragua was 5.62 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest mortality rate age 10-19 - un igme estimates recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 13.46 in 1998.
- What is the lowest mortality rate age 10-19 - un igme estimates recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.62 in 2024.
- How does Nicaragua rank for mortality rate age 10-19 - un igme estimates?
- Nicaragua ranks 95th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate age 10-19 - un igme estimates rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Mortality rate age 10-19 - UN IGME estimates (projection). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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