Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates was 5.31 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates in Nicaragua, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 5.31 for neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 25.2% on the previous year and down 52.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates in Nicaragua peaked at 23.52 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 5.31, in 2024.
Nicaragua ranks 124th 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.
Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 23.52 | — |
| 1991 | 22.65 | -3.7% |
| 1992 | 21.78 | -3.8% |
| 1993 | 21 | -3.6% |
| 1994 | 20.32 | -3.3% |
| 1995 | 19.64 | -3.3% |
| 1996 | 18.94 | -3.6% |
| 1997 | 18.2 | -3.9% |
| 1998 | 17.63 | -3.1% |
| 1999 | 16.91 | -4.1% |
| 2000 | 16.4 | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 15.81 | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 15.3 | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 14.94 | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 14.62 | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 14.39 | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 14.16 | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 13.91 | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 13.66 | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 13.37 | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 13.06 | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 12.7 | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 12.27 | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 11.75 | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 11.16 | -5.0% |
| 2015 | 10.51 | -5.8% |
| 2016 | 9.81 | -6.7% |
| 2017 | 9.21 | -6.1% |
| 2018 | 8.83 | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 8.71 | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 8.64 | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 8.4 | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 7.94 | -5.5% |
| 2023 | 7.1 | -10.6% |
| 2024 | 5.31 | -25.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.06 | 16.91 | 23.52 | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.66 | 13.37 | 16.4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.8 | 8.71 | 13.06 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.48 | 5.31 | 8.64 | 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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,175 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 215 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -0.2648 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1394 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -0.2377 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1437 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates in Nicaragua?
- Neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates in Nicaragua was 5.31 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 23.52 in 1990.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.31 in 2024.
- How does Nicaragua rank for neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates?
- Nicaragua ranks 124th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.4%. 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 Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates (projection). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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