Neonatal deaths in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Neonatal deaths was 703 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Neonatal deaths in Nicaragua, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 703 for neonatal deaths in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 25.1% on the previous year and down 54.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal deaths in Nicaragua peaked at 2,297 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 703, in 2024.
That places Nicaragua 110th out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Neonatal deaths in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2,297 | — |
| 2001 | 2,176 | -5.3% |
| 2002 | 2,072 | -4.8% |
| 2003 | 2,018 | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 1,979 | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 1,967 | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 1,951 | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 1,925 | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 1,896 | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 1,861 | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 1,824 | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 1,771 | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 1,710 | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 1,631 | -4.6% |
| 2014 | 1,547 | -5.2% |
| 2015 | 1,451 | -6.2% |
| 2016 | 1,349 | -7.0% |
| 2017 | 1,259 | -6.7% |
| 2018 | 1,199 | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 1,176 | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 1,161 | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 1,118 | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 1,052 | -5.9% |
| 2023 | 938 | -10.8% |
| 2024 | 703 | -25.1% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 703 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5,153, 14% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 703 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 379, 1.9× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Neonatal deaths 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -25.1% | 938 | 703 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,014 | 1,861 | 2,297 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,492 | 1,176 | 1,824 | 10 |
| 2020s | 994.4 | 703 | 1,161 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
More development goals data for Nicaragua
- Red List Index 0.8326 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 445.91 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 327.14 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 53 (2023)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 53 (2023)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 53 (2023)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 9 (2023)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 9 (2023)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 9 (2023)
- Infant deaths 1,246 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal deaths in Nicaragua?
- Neonatal deaths in Nicaragua was 703 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest neonatal deaths recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 2,297 in 2000.
- What is the lowest neonatal deaths recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 703 in 2024.
- How does Nicaragua rank for neonatal deaths?
- Nicaragua ranks 110th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is neonatal deaths rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Neonatal deaths (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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