Physicians per 1000 people in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Physicians per 1000 people was 0.682 in 2018. β² Rising
Latest (2018)
0.682
Change on year
down 31.8%
World rank
133rd
of 194 countries
All-time high
1
in 2017
All-time low
0.34
in 1960
Years of data
26
1960β2018
Physicians per 1000 people in Nicaragua, 1960β2018
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 0.682 for physicians per 1000 people in 2018.
That represents a change of down 31.8% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physicians per 1000 people in Nicaragua peaked at 1 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.34, in 1960.
That places Nicaragua 133rd out of 194 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.359 | 0.34 | 0.378 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.4565 | 0.453 | 0.46 | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.4875 | 0.416 | 0.637 | 4 |
| 1990s | 0.7777 | 0.657 | 0.856 | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.5517 | 0.392 | 0.714 | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.8712 | 0.682 | 1 | 9 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
- 130 Cabo Verde 0.73 compare
- 131 India 0.723 compare
- 132 Bangladesh 0.722 compare
- 134 Egypt 0.671 compare
- 135 Samoa 0.561 compare
- 136 Eswatini, Kingdom of 0.557 compare
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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,175 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 215 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 62,167 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 60,774 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 62,307 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 60,887 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is physicians per 1000 people in Nicaragua?
- Physicians per 1000 people in Nicaragua was 0.682 in 2018, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest physicians per 1000 people recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 1 in 2017.
- What is the lowest physicians per 1000 people recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.34 in 1960.
- How does Nicaragua rank for physicians per 1000 people?
- Nicaragua ranks 133rd out of 194 countries with data for 2018.
- Is physicians per 1000 people rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. 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 Physicians per 1000 people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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