Number of deaths ages 10-19 years in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Number of deaths ages 10-19 years was 741 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of deaths ages 10-19 years in Nicaragua, 1990–2024
Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 741 for number of deaths ages 10-19 years in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths ages 10-19 years in Nicaragua peaked at 1,662 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 741, in 2024.
Nicaragua ranks 92nd of 197 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.
Number of deaths ages 10-19 years in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,182 | — |
| 1991 | 1,143 | -3.3% |
| 1992 | 1,154 | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 1,163 | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 1,167 | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 1,169 | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 1,165 | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 1,155 | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 1,662 | +43.9% |
| 1999 | 1,129 | -32.1% |
| 2000 | 1,115 | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 1,101 | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 1,086 | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 1,069 | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 1,052 | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 1,036 | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 1,023 | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 1,008 | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 990 | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 970 | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 946 | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 923 | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 898 | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 871 | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 847 | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 822 | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 802 | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 782 | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 766 | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 756 | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 749 | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 746 | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 745 | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 743 | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 741 | -0.3% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 741 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2,098, 35% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 741 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 392, 1.9× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of deaths ages 10-19 years 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 | +43.9% | 1,155 | 1,662 |
| 1999 | -32.1% | 1,662 | 1,129 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,209 | 1,129 | 1,662 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,045 | 970 | 1,115 | 10 |
| 2010s | 841.3 | 756 | 946 | 10 |
| 2020s | 744.8 | 741 | 749 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
- 89 Guinea-Bissau 780 compare
- 90 South Korea 771 compare
- 91 El Salvador 762 compare
- 93 Gambia 735 compare
- 94 Chile 706 compare
- 95 Azerbaijan 676 compare
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 number of deaths ages 10-19 years in Nicaragua?
- Number of deaths ages 10-19 years in Nicaragua was 741 in 2024, according to Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
- What is the highest number of deaths ages 10-19 years recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 1,662 in 1998.
- What is the lowest number of deaths ages 10-19 years recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 741 in 2024.
- How does Nicaragua rank for number of deaths ages 10-19 years?
- Nicaragua ranks 92nd out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of deaths ages 10-19 years rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as part of Number of deaths ages 10-19 years. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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