What is number of children who die before age 5 in Nicaragua?

Number of children who die before age 5 in Nicaragua was 1,946 deaths in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest number of children who die before age 5 recorded in Nicaragua?

The highest recorded value was 20,780 deaths in 1972.

What is the lowest number of children who die before age 5 recorded in Nicaragua?

The lowest recorded value was 1,946 deaths in 2023.

How does Nicaragua rank for number of children who die before age 5?

Nicaragua ranks 96th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is number of children who die before age 5 rising or falling in Nicaragua?

Over the last ten years it is down 33.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Nicaragua data come from?

The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of children who die before age 5. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Number of children who die before age 5 in Nicaragua

Name: Number of children who die before age 5 in Nicaragua
Creator: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
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Nicaragua: Number of children who die before age 5 was 1,946 deaths in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)

1,946 deaths

Change on year

down 3.5%

World rank

96th

of 236 countries

All-time high

20,780 deaths

in 1972

All-time low

1,946 deaths

in 2023

Years of data

1950–2023

Number of children who die before age 5 in Nicaragua, 1950–2023

Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.

Analysis

Nicaragua recorded 1,946 deaths for number of children who die before age 5 in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.5% on the previous year and down 33.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of children who die before age 5 in Nicaragua peaked at 20,780 deaths in 1972 and was at its lowest, 1,946 deaths, in 2023.

Nicaragua ranks 96th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Number of children who die before age 5 in Nicaragua, year by year

Annual values for Number of children who die before age 5 in Nicaragua, 1950 to 2023.
Year	deaths	Change
1950	18,144 deaths	—
1951	18,547 deaths	+2.2%
1952	18,516 deaths	-0.2%
1953	18,570 deaths	+0.3%
1954	18,568 deaths	-0.0%
1955	18,546 deaths	-0.1%
1956	18,519 deaths	-0.1%
1957	18,494 deaths	-0.1%
1958	18,460 deaths	-0.2%
1959	18,419 deaths	-0.2%
1960	18,598 deaths	+1.0%
1961	18,243 deaths	-1.9%
1962	18,149 deaths	-0.5%
1963	18,062 deaths	-0.5%
1964	17,993 deaths	-0.4%
1965	17,937 deaths	-0.3%
1966	17,887 deaths	-0.3%
1967	17,870 deaths	-0.1%
1968	17,829 deaths	-0.2%
1969	17,823 deaths	-0.0%
1970	17,837 deaths	+0.1%
1971	17,900 deaths	+0.4%
1972	20,780 deaths	+16.1%
1973	17,937 deaths	-13.7%
1974	18,038 deaths	+0.6%
1975	18,120 deaths	+0.5%
1976	18,210 deaths	+0.5%
1977	18,248 deaths	+0.2%
1978	18,961 deaths	+3.9%
1979	18,851 deaths	-0.6%
1980	17,885 deaths	-5.1%
1981	17,576 deaths	-1.7%
1982	17,211 deaths	-2.1%
1983	16,667 deaths	-3.2%
1984	16,058 deaths	-3.7%
1985	15,371 deaths	-4.3%
1986	14,623 deaths	-4.9%
1987	13,836 deaths	-5.4%
1988	13,089 deaths	-5.4%
1989	12,200 deaths	-6.8%
1990	11,366 deaths	-6.8%
1991	10,574 deaths	-7.0%
1992	9,854 deaths	-6.8%
1993	9,141 deaths	-7.2%
1994	8,424 deaths	-7.8%
1995	7,832 deaths	-7.0%
1996	7,252 deaths	-7.4%
1997	6,684 deaths	-7.8%
1998	7,326 deaths	+9.6%
1999	5,788 deaths	-21.0%
2000	5,414 deaths	-6.5%
2001	5,045 deaths	-6.8%
2002	4,702 deaths	-6.8%
2003	4,438 deaths	-5.6%
2004	4,220 deaths	-4.9%
2005	4,041 deaths	-4.2%
2006	3,871 deaths	-4.2%
2007	3,769 deaths	-2.6%
2008	3,573 deaths	-5.2%
2009	3,419 deaths	-4.3%
2010	3,324 deaths	-2.8%
2011	3,158 deaths	-5.0%
2012	3,029 deaths	-4.1%
2013	2,913 deaths	-3.8%
2014	2,786 deaths	-4.4%
2015	2,675 deaths	-4.0%
2016	2,569 deaths	-4.0%
2017	2,476 deaths	-3.6%
2018	2,369 deaths	-4.3%
2019	2,277 deaths	-3.9%
2020	2,185 deaths	-4.0%
2021	2,097 deaths	-4.0%
2022	2,017 deaths	-3.8%
2023	1,946 deaths	-3.5%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	18,478 deaths	18,144 deaths	18,570 deaths	10
1960s	18,039 deaths	17,823 deaths	18,598 deaths	10
1970s	18,488 deaths	17,837 deaths	20,780 deaths	10
1980s	15,452 deaths	12,200 deaths	17,885 deaths	10
1990s	8,424 deaths	5,788 deaths	11,366 deaths	10
2000s	4,249 deaths	3,419 deaths	5,414 deaths	10
2010s	2,758 deaths	2,277 deaths	3,324 deaths	10
2020s	2,061 deaths	1,946 deaths	2,185 deaths	4

Countries ranked near Nicaragua

93 Paraguay 2,309 deaths compare
94 Azerbaijan 2,232 deaths compare
95 Sri Lanka 2,041 deaths compare
97 Tunisia 1,826 deaths compare
98 Japan 1,761 deaths compare
99 Canada 1,753 deaths compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of children who die before age 5 in Nicaragua?: Number of children who die before age 5 in Nicaragua was 1,946 deaths in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest number of children who die before age 5 recorded in Nicaragua?: The highest recorded value was 20,780 deaths in 1972.
What is the lowest number of children who die before age 5 recorded in Nicaragua?: The lowest recorded value was 1,946 deaths in 2023.
How does Nicaragua rank for number of children who die before age 5?: Nicaragua ranks 96th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is number of children who die before age 5 rising or falling in Nicaragua?: Over the last ten years it is down 33.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Nicaragua data come from?: The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of children who die before age 5. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Number of children who die before age 5
Unit: deaths
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people aged 0-4.