Survival to age 65, male in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Survival to age 65, male was 75.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Survival to age 65, male in Nicaragua, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of cohort.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 75.1% for survival to age 65, male in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival to age 65, male in Nicaragua peaked at 75.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 28.5%, in 1979.
Nicaragua ranks 100th of 218 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Survival to age 65, male in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | % of cohort | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 34.8% | — |
| 1961 | 36.0% | +3.5% |
| 1962 | 37.0% | +2.7% |
| 1963 | 38.1% | +3.0% |
| 1964 | 39.3% | +3.1% |
| 1965 | 40.2% | +2.4% |
| 1966 | 40.9% | +1.8% |
| 1967 | 41.4% | +1.1% |
| 1968 | 42.0% | +1.6% |
| 1969 | 42.6% | +1.4% |
| 1970 | 43.2% | +1.3% |
| 1971 | 43.7% | +1.1% |
| 1972 | 35.0% | -19.9% |
| 1973 | 44.6% | +27.3% |
| 1974 | 45.0% | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 45.3% | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 45.6% | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 44.6% | -2.2% |
| 1978 | 37.0% | -17.0% |
| 1979 | 28.5% | -22.9% |
| 1980 | 47.3% | +65.9% |
| 1981 | 47.3% | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 47.8% | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 41.0% | -14.3% |
| 1984 | 38.1% | -7.1% |
| 1985 | 38.1% | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 40.8% | +7.1% |
| 1987 | 39.3% | -3.7% |
| 1988 | 46.5% | +18.1% |
| 1989 | 52.3% | +12.5% |
| 1990 | 53.3% | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 55.2% | +3.6% |
| 1992 | 55.7% | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 56.3% | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 56.9% | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 57.4% | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 57.9% | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 58.2% | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 56.9% | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 58.6% | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 59.4% | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 60.5% | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 62.1% | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 63.5% | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 64.9% | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 66.5% | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 67.7% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 68.1% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 68.2% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 68.1% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 68.5% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 68.8% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 69.5% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 69.7% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 70.5% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 70.7% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 71.4% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 72.1% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 72.6% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 73.0% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 65.6% | -10.1% |
| 2021 | 65.9% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 74.8% | +13.6% |
| 2023 | 75.3% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 75.1% | -0.2% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 75.1% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 64.0%, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 75.1% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 74.6%, 1.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Survival to age 65, male 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +65.9% | 28.5% | 47.3% |
| 1973 | +27.3% | 35.0% | 44.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 39.2% | 34.8% | 42.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 41.2% | 28.5% | 45.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 43.9% | 38.1% | 52.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 56.6% | 53.3% | 58.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 64.9% | 59.4% | 68.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.7% | 68.5% | 73.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.3% | 65.6% | 75.3% | 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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,175 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 215 deaths (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is survival to age 65, male in Nicaragua?
- Survival to age 65, male in Nicaragua was 75.1% in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest survival to age 65, male recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 75.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest survival to age 65, male recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.5% in 1979.
- How does Nicaragua rank for survival to age 65, male?
- Nicaragua ranks 100th out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is survival to age 65, male rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Survival to age 65, male (% of cohort). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Survival to age 65 refers to the percentage of a cohort of newborn infants that would survive to age 65, if subject to age specific mortality rates of the specified year.