Stomach cancer death rate in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Stomach cancer death rate was 5.71 deaths per 100,000 people in 2022. ▼ Falling
Stomach cancer death rate in Nicaragua, 2005–2022
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for stomach cancer death rate in Nicaragua is 5.71 deaths per 100,000 people, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.6% on the previous year and down 24.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, stomach cancer death rate in Nicaragua peaked at 9.24 deaths per 100,000 people in 2007 and was at its lowest, 5.71 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2022.
That places Nicaragua 46th out of 111 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Stomach cancer death rate in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 8.56 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2006 | 7.05 deaths per 100,000 people | -17.6% |
| 2007 | 9.24 deaths per 100,000 people | +31.0% |
| 2008 | 8.39 deaths per 100,000 people | -9.2% |
| 2009 | 8.42 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 8.15 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 8.05 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 7.53 deaths per 100,000 people | -6.5% |
| 2013 | 8.6 deaths per 100,000 people | +14.2% |
| 2014 | 8.21 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.6% |
| 2015 | 6.54 deaths per 100,000 people | -20.2% |
| 2016 | 7.41 deaths per 100,000 people | +13.2% |
| 2017 | 6.86 deaths per 100,000 people | -7.4% |
| 2018 | 6.62 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 6.83 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 6.58 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 5.93 deaths per 100,000 people | -10.0% |
| 2022 | 5.71 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.33 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.05 deaths per 100,000 people | 9.24 deaths per 100,000 people | 5 |
| 2010s | 7.48 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.54 deaths per 100,000 people | 8.6 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.07 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.71 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.58 deaths per 100,000 people | 3 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
- 43 Serbia 5.77 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 44 Bosnia and Herzegovina 5.75 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 45 Brazil 5.73 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 47 Jamaica 5.49 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 48 Reunion 5.37 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 49 Slovakia 5.25 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is stomach cancer death rate in Nicaragua?
- Stomach cancer death rate in Nicaragua was 5.71 deaths per 100,000 people in 2022, according to WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest stomach cancer death rate recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 9.24 deaths per 100,000 people in 2007.
- What is the lowest stomach cancer death rate recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.71 deaths per 100,000 people in 2022.
- How does Nicaragua rank for stomach cancer death rate?
- Nicaragua ranks 46th out of 111 countries with data for 2022.
- Is stomach cancer death rate rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Stomach cancer death rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Reported deaths from stomach cancer in both sexes in those aged all ages per 100,000 people.