Number of deaths who in Nicaragua

Nicaragua: Number of deaths who was 29,959 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
29,959
Change on year
up 3.4%
World rank
130th
of 194 countries
All-time high
29,959
in 2021
All-time low
16,722
in 2000
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Number of deaths who in Nicaragua, 2000–2021

010.0k20.0k30.0k2000201020212000: 16.7k2001: 16.9k2002: 17.2k2003: 17.5k2004: 17.7k2005: 18.1k2006: 17.3k2007: 18.0k2008: 18.5k2009: 18.8k2010: 18.7k2011: 19.4k2012: 19.9k2013: 20.3k2014: 20.6k2015: 20.1k2016: 21.2k2017: 21.0k2018: 21.7k2019: 21.5k2020: 29.0k2021: 30.0k

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for number of deaths who in Nicaragua is 29,959, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

That represents a change of up 3.4% on the previous year and up 54.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of deaths who in Nicaragua peaked at 29,959 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 16,722, in 2000.

Nicaragua ranks 130th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Number of deaths who in Nicaragua, year by year

Annual values for Number of deaths who in Nicaragua, 2000 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2000 16,722 —
2001 16,917 +1.2%
2002 17,239 +1.9%
2003 17,523 +1.7%
2004 17,678 +0.9%
2005 18,149 +2.7%
2006 17,291 -4.7%
2007 18,018 +4.2%
2008 18,536 +2.9%
2009 18,783 +1.3%
2010 18,684 -0.5%
2011 19,448 +4.1%
2012 19,930 +2.5%
2013 20,276 +1.7%
2014 20,594 +1.6%
2015 20,077 -2.5%
2016 21,210 +5.6%
2017 20,956 -1.2%
2018 21,731 +3.7%
2019 21,529 -0.9%
2020 28,969 +34.6%
2021 29,959 +3.4%

Nicaragua compared with similar countries

  • Nicaragua's 29,959 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 97,855, 31% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • Nicaragua's 29,959 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 41,191, 73% of the median. (33 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Number of deaths who 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.

YearChange FromTo
2020 +34.6% 21,529 28,969

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 17,686 16,722 18,783 10
2010s 20,443 18,684 21,731 10
2020s 29,464 28,969 29,959 2

Countries ranked near Nicaragua

  1. 127 Armenia 34,438 compare
  2. 128 Kyrgyzstan 33,147 compare
  3. 129 Costa Rica 30,015 compare
  4. 131 Eritrea 29,199 compare
  5. 132 Singapore 28,419 compare
  6. 133 North Macedonia 28,352 compare

See the full ranking of 194 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of deaths who in Nicaragua?
Number of deaths who in Nicaragua was 29,959 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest number of deaths who recorded in Nicaragua?
The highest recorded value was 29,959 in 2021.
What is the lowest number of deaths who recorded in Nicaragua?
The lowest recorded value was 16,722 in 2000.
How does Nicaragua rank for number of deaths who?
Nicaragua ranks 130th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
Is number of deaths who rising or falling in Nicaragua?
Over the last ten years it is up 54.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Number of deaths who. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number of deaths who
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
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Coverage
194 places, 4,268 data points, 2000–2021
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