Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths was 703 deaths in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in Nicaragua, 1975–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
In 2024, number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in Nicaragua stood at 703 deaths. That is the lowest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of down 25.1% on the previous year and down 54.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in Nicaragua peaked at 5,186 deaths in 1975 and was at its lowest, 703 deaths, in 2024.
That places Nicaragua 102nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.
Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 5,186 deaths | — |
| 1976 | 5,116 deaths | -1.3% |
| 1977 | 5,017 deaths | -1.9% |
| 1978 | 4,860 deaths | -3.1% |
| 1979 | 4,702 deaths | -3.3% |
| 1980 | 4,530 deaths | -3.7% |
| 1981 | 4,393 deaths | -3.0% |
| 1982 | 4,284 deaths | -2.5% |
| 1983 | 4,173 deaths | -2.6% |
| 1984 | 4,081 deaths | -2.2% |
| 1985 | 4,003 deaths | -1.9% |
| 1986 | 3,934 deaths | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 3,867 deaths | -1.7% |
| 1988 | 3,805 deaths | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 3,706 deaths | -2.6% |
| 1990 | 3,586 deaths | -3.2% |
| 1991 | 3,457 deaths | -3.6% |
| 1992 | 3,308 deaths | -4.3% |
| 1993 | 3,169 deaths | -4.2% |
| 1994 | 3,039 deaths | -4.1% |
| 1995 | 2,912 deaths | -4.2% |
| 1996 | 2,777 deaths | -4.6% |
| 1997 | 2,628 deaths | -5.4% |
| 1998 | 2,514 deaths | -4.3% |
| 1999 | 2,386 deaths | -5.1% |
| 2000 | 2,297 deaths | -3.7% |
| 2001 | 2,176 deaths | -5.3% |
| 2002 | 2,072 deaths | -4.8% |
| 2003 | 2,018 deaths | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 1,979 deaths | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 1,967 deaths | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 1,951 deaths | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 1,925 deaths | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 1,896 deaths | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 1,861 deaths | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 1,824 deaths | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 1,771 deaths | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 1,710 deaths | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 1,631 deaths | -4.6% |
| 2014 | 1,547 deaths | -5.2% |
| 2015 | 1,451 deaths | -6.2% |
| 2016 | 1,349 deaths | -7.0% |
| 2017 | 1,259 deaths | -6.7% |
| 2018 | 1,199 deaths | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 1,176 deaths | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 1,161 deaths | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 1,118 deaths | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 1,052 deaths | -5.9% |
| 2023 | 938 deaths | -10.8% |
| 2024 | 703 deaths | -25.1% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 703 deaths is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5,153 deaths, 14% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 703 deaths is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 403 deaths, 1.7× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -25.1% | 938 deaths | 703 deaths |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4,976 deaths | 4,702 deaths | 5,186 deaths | 5 |
| 1980s | 4,078 deaths | 3,706 deaths | 4,530 deaths | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,978 deaths | 2,386 deaths | 3,586 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,014 deaths | 1,861 deaths | 2,297 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,492 deaths | 1,176 deaths | 1,824 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 994.4 deaths | 703 deaths | 1,161 deaths | 5 |
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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)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 215 deaths (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 number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in Nicaragua?
- Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in Nicaragua was 703 deaths in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of neonatal, infant and child deaths recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 5,186 deaths in 1975.
- What is the lowest number of neonatal, infant and child deaths recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 703 deaths in 2024.
- How does Nicaragua rank for number of neonatal, infant and child deaths?
- Nicaragua ranks 102nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of neonatal, infant and child deaths rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days .