Mortality rates age 25 by sex in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Mortality rates age 25 by sex was 0.1476 in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Mortality rates age 25 by sex in Nicaragua, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mortality rates age 25 by sex in Nicaragua is 0.1476, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is down 8.9% on the previous year and down 28.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rates age 25 by sex in Nicaragua peaked at 1.91 in 1979 and was at its lowest, 0.1476, in 2023.
That places Nicaragua 112th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Mortality rates age 25 by sex in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1.01 | — |
| 1951 | 1 | -0.1% |
| 1952 | 0.9583 | -4.6% |
| 1953 | 0.9342 | -2.5% |
| 1954 | 0.9088 | -2.7% |
| 1955 | 0.885 | -2.6% |
| 1956 | 0.8609 | -2.7% |
| 1957 | 0.8373 | -2.7% |
| 1958 | 0.8146 | -2.7% |
| 1959 | 0.7929 | -2.7% |
| 1960 | 0.7799 | -1.6% |
| 1961 | 0.7488 | -4.0% |
| 1962 | 0.7225 | -3.5% |
| 1963 | 0.6923 | -4.2% |
| 1964 | 0.6607 | -4.6% |
| 1965 | 0.6381 | -3.4% |
| 1966 | 0.6225 | -2.4% |
| 1967 | 0.6156 | -1.1% |
| 1968 | 0.6026 | -2.1% |
| 1969 | 0.5915 | -1.8% |
| 1970 | 0.5815 | -1.7% |
| 1971 | 0.5729 | -1.5% |
| 1972 | 0.7917 | +38.2% |
| 1973 | 0.558 | -29.5% |
| 1974 | 0.5508 | -1.3% |
| 1975 | 0.545 | -1.0% |
| 1976 | 0.5413 | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 0.6244 | +15.4% |
| 1978 | 1.11 | +78.3% |
| 1979 | 1.91 | +71.7% |
| 1980 | 0.515 | -73.1% |
| 1981 | 0.5379 | +4.5% |
| 1982 | 0.5298 | -1.5% |
| 1983 | 1.02 | +92.4% |
| 1984 | 1.27 | +24.6% |
| 1985 | 1.3 | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 1.13 | -12.9% |
| 1987 | 1.28 | +13.1% |
| 1988 | 0.8182 | -36.1% |
| 1989 | 0.5054 | -38.2% |
| 1990 | 0.4825 | -4.5% |
| 1991 | 0.4104 | -14.9% |
| 1992 | 0.4051 | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 0.399 | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 0.3917 | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 0.3873 | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 0.382 | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 0.3784 | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.3893 | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 0.377 | -3.2% |
| 2000 | 0.3747 | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.3652 | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 0.3476 | -4.8% |
| 2003 | 0.3244 | -6.7% |
| 2004 | 0.3027 | -6.7% |
| 2005 | 0.2795 | -7.6% |
| 2006 | 0.2665 | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 0.2682 | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.2747 | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 0.2789 | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.2572 | -7.8% |
| 2011 | 0.2397 | -6.8% |
| 2012 | 0.2122 | -11.5% |
| 2013 | 0.2056 | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 0.1842 | -10.4% |
| 2015 | 0.1845 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.1752 | -5.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1692 | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 0.1805 | +6.7% |
| 2019 | 0.1738 | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 0.1618 | -6.9% |
| 2021 | 0.1798 | +11.1% |
| 2022 | 0.1619 | -9.9% |
| 2023 | 0.1476 | -8.9% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 0.1476 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2668, 55% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 0.1476 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.173, 85% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mortality rates age 25 by sex 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | +92.4% | 0.5298 | 1.02 |
| 1978 | +78.3% | 0.6244 | 1.11 |
| 1979 | +71.7% | 1.11 | 1.91 |
| 1980 | -73.1% | 1.91 | 0.515 |
| 1972 | +38.2% | 0.5729 | 0.7917 |
| 1989 | -38.2% | 0.8182 | 0.5054 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.9003 | 0.7929 | 1.01 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.6675 | 0.5915 | 0.7799 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.779 | 0.5413 | 1.91 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8908 | 0.5054 | 1.3 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4003 | 0.377 | 0.4825 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3082 | 0.2665 | 0.3747 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1982 | 0.1692 | 0.2572 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1628 | 0.1476 | 0.1798 | 4 |
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- 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 rates age 25 by sex in Nicaragua?
- Mortality rates age 25 by sex in Nicaragua was 0.1476 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest mortality rates age 25 by sex recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 1.91 in 1979.
- What is the lowest mortality rates age 25 by sex recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1476 in 2023.
- How does Nicaragua rank for mortality rates age 25 by sex?
- Nicaragua ranks 112th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mortality rates age 25 by sex rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Mortality rates age 25 by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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