Remaining life expectancy at different ages males in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Remaining life expectancy at different ages males was 72.31 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
72.31
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
115th
of 236 countries
All-time high
72.31
in 2023
All-time low
39.33
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Remaining life expectancy at different ages males in Nicaragua, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 72.31 for remaining life expectancy at different ages males in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, remaining life expectancy at different ages males in Nicaragua peaked at 72.31 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 39.33, in 1950.
That places Nicaragua 115th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Remaining life expectancy at different ages males in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 39.33 | — |
| 1951 | 39.53 | +0.5% |
| 1952 | 40.52 | +2.5% |
| 1953 | 41.1 | +1.4% |
| 1954 | 41.71 | +1.5% |
| 1955 | 42.31 | +1.4% |
| 1956 | 42.91 | +1.4% |
| 1957 | 43.52 | +1.4% |
| 1958 | 44.12 | +1.4% |
| 1959 | 44.7 | +1.3% |
| 1960 | 45 | +0.7% |
| 1961 | 45.88 | +2.0% |
| 1962 | 46.54 | +1.4% |
| 1963 | 47.27 | +1.6% |
| 1964 | 48.04 | +1.6% |
| 1965 | 48.67 | +1.3% |
| 1966 | 49.21 | +1.1% |
| 1967 | 49.59 | +0.8% |
| 1968 | 50.1 | +1.0% |
| 1969 | 50.56 | +0.9% |
| 1970 | 50.98 | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 51.35 | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 46.18 | -10.1% |
| 1973 | 52.03 | +12.7% |
| 1974 | 52.34 | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 52.6 | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 52.82 | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 52.39 | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 48.39 | -7.6% |
| 1979 | 43.84 | -9.4% |
| 1980 | 54.07 | +23.3% |
| 1981 | 54.22 | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 54.62 | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 51.25 | -6.2% |
| 1984 | 49.88 | -2.7% |
| 1985 | 50.1 | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 51.71 | +3.2% |
| 1987 | 51.1 | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 55 | +7.6% |
| 1989 | 58.16 | +5.7% |
| 1990 | 58.86 | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 60 | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 60.43 | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 60.89 | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 61.37 | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 61.73 | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 62.11 | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 62.42 | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 61.46 | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 62.82 | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 63.29 | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 63.96 | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 64.87 | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 65.69 | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 66.46 | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 67.31 | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 67.92 | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 68.18 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 68.41 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 68.45 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 68.78 | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 68.97 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 69.42 | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 69.53 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 69.93 | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 70.07 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 70.42 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 70.69 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 71.04 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 71.02 | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 67.6 | -4.8% |
| 2021 | 67.56 | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 71.82 | +6.3% |
| 2023 | 72.31 | +0.7% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 72.31 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 65.33, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 72.31 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 72.33, 100% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 41.97 | 39.33 | 44.7 | 10 |
| 1960s | 48.09 | 45 | 50.56 | 10 |
| 1970s | 50.29 | 43.84 | 52.82 | 10 |
| 1980s | 53.01 | 49.88 | 58.16 | 10 |
| 1990s | 61.21 | 58.86 | 62.82 | 10 |
| 2000s | 66.45 | 63.29 | 68.45 | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.99 | 68.78 | 71.04 | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.82 | 67.56 | 72.31 | 4 |
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 remaining life expectancy at different ages males in Nicaragua?
- Remaining life expectancy at different ages males in Nicaragua was 72.31 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest remaining life expectancy at different ages males recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 72.31 in 2023.
- What is the lowest remaining life expectancy at different ages males recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.33 in 1950.
- How does Nicaragua rank for remaining life expectancy at different ages males?
- Nicaragua ranks 115th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is remaining life expectancy at different ages males rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. 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 Remaining life expectancy at different ages males. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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