Number of neonatal deaths by region in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Number of neonatal deaths by region was 703 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of neonatal deaths by region in Nicaragua, 1975–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, UN Population Division), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, number of neonatal deaths by region in Nicaragua stood at 703. That is the lowest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of down 25.1% on the previous year and down 54.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of neonatal deaths by region in Nicaragua peaked at 5,186 in 1975 and was at its lowest, 703, in 2024.
Nicaragua ranks 102nd of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.
Number of neonatal deaths by region in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 5,186 | — |
| 1976 | 5,116 | -1.3% |
| 1977 | 5,017 | -1.9% |
| 1978 | 4,860 | -3.1% |
| 1979 | 4,702 | -3.3% |
| 1980 | 4,530 | -3.7% |
| 1981 | 4,393 | -3.0% |
| 1982 | 4,284 | -2.5% |
| 1983 | 4,173 | -2.6% |
| 1984 | 4,081 | -2.2% |
| 1985 | 4,003 | -1.9% |
| 1986 | 3,934 | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 3,867 | -1.7% |
| 1988 | 3,805 | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 3,706 | -2.6% |
| 1990 | 3,586 | -3.2% |
| 1991 | 3,457 | -3.6% |
| 1992 | 3,308 | -4.3% |
| 1993 | 3,169 | -4.2% |
| 1994 | 3,039 | -4.1% |
| 1995 | 2,912 | -4.2% |
| 1996 | 2,777 | -4.6% |
| 1997 | 2,628 | -5.4% |
| 1998 | 2,514 | -4.3% |
| 1999 | 2,386 | -5.1% |
| 2000 | 2,297 | -3.7% |
| 2001 | 2,176 | -5.3% |
| 2002 | 2,072 | -4.8% |
| 2003 | 2,018 | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 1,979 | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 1,967 | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 1,951 | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 1,925 | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 1,896 | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 1,861 | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 1,824 | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 1,771 | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 1,710 | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 1,631 | -4.6% |
| 2014 | 1,547 | -5.2% |
| 2015 | 1,451 | -6.2% |
| 2016 | 1,349 | -7.0% |
| 2017 | 1,259 | -6.7% |
| 2018 | 1,199 | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 1,176 | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 1,161 | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 1,118 | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 1,052 | -5.9% |
| 2023 | 938 | -10.8% |
| 2024 | 703 | -25.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4,976 | 4,702 | 5,186 | 5 |
| 1980s | 4,078 | 3,706 | 4,530 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,978 | 2,386 | 3,586 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,014 | 1,861 | 2,297 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,492 | 1,176 | 1,824 | 10 |
| 2020s | 994.4 | 703 | 1,161 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of neonatal deaths by region in Nicaragua?
- Number of neonatal deaths by region in Nicaragua was 703 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, UN Population Division), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of neonatal deaths by region recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 5,186 in 1975.
- What is the lowest number of neonatal deaths by region recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 703 in 2024.
- How does Nicaragua rank for number of neonatal deaths by region?
- Nicaragua ranks 102nd out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of neonatal deaths by region rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, UN Population Division), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of neonatal deaths by region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The estimated number of neonates – babies under 28 days old – who die each year.