Number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical was 1.83 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical in Nicaragua, 2010–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical in Nicaragua is 1.83 million, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 3.1% on the previous year and up 56.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical in Nicaragua peaked at 1.89 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 926,646, in 2016.
Nicaragua ranks 61st of 207 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1.87 million | — |
| 2011 | 1.86 million | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 1.85 million | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 1.18 million | -36.2% |
| 2014 | 1.18 million | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 933,780 | -20.6% |
| 2016 | 926,646 | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 1.61 million | +74.2% |
| 2018 | 1.61 million | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 1.61 million | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.60 million | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 1.34 million | -16.3% |
| 2022 | 1.59 million | +19.2% |
| 2023 | 1.89 million | +18.9% |
| 2024 | 1.83 million | -3.1% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 1.83 million is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.21 million, 83% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 1.83 million is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 31,870, 57.6× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +74.2% | 926,646 | 1.61 million |
| 2013 | -36.2% | 1.85 million | 1.18 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.46 million | 926,646 | 1.87 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.65 million | 1.34 million | 1.89 million | 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)
- 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 people requiring interventions against neglected tropical in Nicaragua?
- Number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical in Nicaragua was 1.83 million in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 1.89 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 926,646 in 2016.
- How does Nicaragua rank for number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical?
- Nicaragua ranks 61st out of 207 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 56.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical diseases (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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