Number of neonatal deaths (UN Inter-agency) in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Number of neonatal deaths (UN Inter-agency) was 703 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of neonatal deaths in Nicaragua, 1975–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 703 for number of neonatal deaths in 2024. 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 in Nicaragua peaked at 5,186 in 1975 and was at its lowest, 703, in 2024.
Nicaragua ranks 102nd of 197 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 (UN Inter-agency) 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% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 703 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5,153, 14% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 703 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 403, 1.7× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of neonatal deaths (UN Inter-agency) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -25.1% | 938 | 703 |
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 |
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)
- 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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0473 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of neonatal deaths in Nicaragua?
- Number of neonatal deaths in Nicaragua was 703 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of neonatal deaths recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 5,186 in 1975.
- What is the lowest number of neonatal deaths recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 703 in 2024.
- How does Nicaragua rank for number of neonatal deaths?
- Nicaragua ranks 102nd out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of neonatal deaths 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, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Number of neonatal deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age.