Number of deaths among children 5 to 14 years of age in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Number of deaths among children 5 to 14 years of age was 406 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of deaths among children 5 to 14 years of age in Nicaragua, 1990–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, number of deaths among children 5 to 14 years of age in Nicaragua stood at 406. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 21.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths among children 5 to 14 years of age in Nicaragua peaked at 1,848 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 406, in 2024.
That places Nicaragua 100th out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of deaths among children 5 to 14 years of age in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 908 | — |
| 1991 | 905 | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 900 | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 894 | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 884 | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 874 | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 860 | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 845 | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 1,848 | +118.7% |
| 1999 | 808 | -56.3% |
| 2000 | 786 | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 764 | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 741 | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 716 | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 693 | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 671 | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 652 | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 632 | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 614 | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 596 | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 578 | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 563 | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 547 | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 533 | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 518 | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 503 | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 491 | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 480 | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 469 | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 461 | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 450 | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 440 | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 430 | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 416 | -3.3% |
| 2024 | 406 | -2.4% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 406 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,702, 24% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 406 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 258, 1.6× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of deaths among children 5 to 14 years of age 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 | +118.7% | 845 | 1,848 |
| 1999 | -56.3% | 1,848 | 808 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 972.6 | 808 | 1,848 | 10 |
| 2000s | 686.5 | 596 | 786 | 10 |
| 2010s | 514.3 | 461 | 578 | 10 |
| 2020s | 428.4 | 406 | 450 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,175 deaths per 1,000 people (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths among children 5 to 14 years of age in Nicaragua?
- Number of deaths among children 5 to 14 years of age in Nicaragua was 406 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest number of deaths among children 5 to 14 years of age recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 1,848 in 1998.
- What is the lowest number of deaths among children 5 to 14 years of age recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 406 in 2024.
- How does Nicaragua rank for number of deaths among children 5 to 14 years of age?
- Nicaragua ranks 100th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of deaths among children 5 to 14 years of age rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Number of deaths among children 5 to 14 years of age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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