Percentage of total deaths due to NCDs overall and percentage of in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Percentage of total deaths due to NCDs overall and percentage of was 43.34 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Percentage of total deaths due to NCDs overall and percentage of in Nicaragua, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of total deaths due to ncds overall and percentage of in Nicaragua is 43.34, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.3% on the previous year and up 161.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of total deaths due to ncds overall and percentage of in Nicaragua peaked at 43.34 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 12.16, in 2018.
That places Nicaragua 42nd out of 184 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Percentage of total deaths due to NCDs overall and percentage of in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 31.68 | — |
| 2001 | 29.4 | -7.2% |
| 2002 | 27.07 | -7.9% |
| 2003 | 25.29 | -6.6% |
| 2004 | 23.82 | -5.8% |
| 2005 | 23.28 | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 21.81 | -6.3% |
| 2007 | 20.43 | -6.3% |
| 2008 | 19.69 | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 18.16 | -7.8% |
| 2010 | 17.73 | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 16.59 | -6.4% |
| 2012 | 16.26 | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 15.65 | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 14.41 | -8.0% |
| 2015 | 15.44 | +7.2% |
| 2016 | 14.25 | -7.8% |
| 2017 | 13.67 | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 12.16 | -11.1% |
| 2019 | 12.26 | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 39.66 | +223.4% |
| 2021 | 43.34 | +9.3% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 43.34 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 34.34, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 43.34 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 21.98, 2.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of total deaths due to NCDs overall and percentage of 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +223.4% | 12.26 | 39.66 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.06 | 18.16 | 31.68 | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.84 | 12.16 | 17.73 | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.5 | 39.66 | 43.34 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of total deaths due to ncds overall and percentage of in Nicaragua?
- Percentage of total deaths due to ncds overall and percentage of in Nicaragua was 43.34 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest percentage of total deaths due to ncds overall and percentage of recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 43.34 in 2021.
- What is the lowest percentage of total deaths due to ncds overall and percentage of recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.16 in 2018.
- How does Nicaragua rank for percentage of total deaths due to ncds overall and percentage of?
- Nicaragua ranks 42nd out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is percentage of total deaths due to ncds overall and percentage of rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 161.2%. 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 Percentage of total deaths due to NCDs overall and percentage of total deaths due to 7 main categories (5 different NCD categories plus 2 non-NCD categories which together total all deaths). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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