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HEALTH PROFILE: Nicaragua

Data Sources: WHO, CDC, World Bank, UN.
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Nicaragua NICARAGUA POPULATION PYRAMID
 
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    Nicaragua
    COUNTRY PROFILE
    Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Antigua/Bar. Arab Emirates Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia/Herzeg. Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central Africa Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo Costa Rica Cote d Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominican Rep. DR Congo Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equ. Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Guinea New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria No Macedonia North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Lucia Saint Vincent Samoa Sao Tome Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Isl. Somalia South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tonga Trinidad/Tob. Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe
    Nicaragua NICARAGUA LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
          World Rank
      Male Female M F
    At Birth
    72.1
    77.9
    78
    77
    Age 5
    73.4
    79.1
    77
    71
    Age 10
    73.5
    79.2
    77
    71
    Age 15
    73.7
    79.3
    76
    71
    Age 20
    73.9
    79.4
    76
    71
    Age 25
    74.2
    79.5
    76
    71
    Age 30
    74.5
    79.6
    77
    71
    Age 35
    74.8
    79.8
    79
    72
    Age 40
    75.1
    80.0
    81
    72
    Age 45
    75.5
    80.2
    84
    72
    Age 50
    76.1
    80.6
    84
    74
    Age 55
    76.9
    81.2
    85
    75
    Age 60
    78.0
    81.9
    87
    78
    Age 65
    79.5
    82.8
    90
    79
    Age 70
    81.4
    84.1
    96
    81
    Age 75
    83.7
    85.7
    100
    81
    Age 80
    86.5
    87.8
    106
    84
    Age 85
    89.7
    90.4
    107
    80
    Nicaragua NICARAGUA TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    124.46
    73
    2. Kidney Disease
    73.96
    2
    3. Stroke
    47.78
    132
    4. Diabetes Mellitus
    44.63
    48
    5. Lung Disease
    33.61
    40
    6. Liver Disease
    24.52
    77
    7. Hypertension
    23.51
    64
    8. Influenza and Pneumonia
    20.90
    111
    9. Prostate Cancer
    20.62
    60
    10. Road Traffic Accidents
    18.75
    81
    11. Cervical Cancer
    13.48
    64
    12. Liver Cancer
    10.93
    25
    13. Breast Cancer
    10.15
    158
    14. Stomach Cancer
    10.11
    45
    15. Violence
    9.50
    55
    16. Congenital Anomalies
    6.84
    56
    17. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    6.63
    125
    18. Other Injuries
    6.63
    106
    19. Lung Cancers
    5.94
    131
    20. Falls
    5.61
    94
    21. Alcohol
    5.38
    16
    22. Low Birth Weight
    4.70
    91
    23. Suicide
    4.66
    146
    24. Other Neoplasms
    3.94
    22
    25. Leukemia
    3.91
    74
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank
    26. Pancreas Cancer
    3.88
    86
    27. Skin Disease
    3.39
    24
    28. Lymphomas
    3.32
    140
    29. Alzheimers & Dementia
    3.05
    173
    30. Endocrine Disorders
    3.03
    110
    31. Malnutrition
    2.89
    72
    32. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.78
    143
    33. Drownings
    2.57
    86
    34. HIV/AIDS
    2.39
    101
    35. Tuberculosis
    2.20
    107
    36. Ovary Cancer
    2.18
    169
    37. Asthma
    2.14
    114
    38. Diarrhoeal diseases
    2.06
    105
    39. Birth Trauma
    1.90
    93
    40. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.82
    121
    41. Uterin Cancer
    1.51
    139
    42. Parkinson's Disease
    1.49
    168
    43. Oral Cancer
    1.33
    167
    44. Epilepsy
    1.29
    115
    45. Skin Cancers
    1.27
    128
    46. Maternal Conditions
    1.27
    79
    47. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.90
    161
    48. Drug Use
    0.86
    127
    49. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.66
    29
    50. Appendicitis
    0.65
    42
    Nicaragua NICARAGUA TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    5,843
    20.44
    2. Kidney Disease
    3,533
    12.36
    3. Stroke
    2,225
    7.78
    4. Diabetes Mellitus
    2,068
    7.23
    5. Lung Disease
    1,570
    5.49
    6. Liver Disease
    1,203
    4.21
    7. Influenza and Pneumonia
    1,152
    4.03
    8. Road Traffic Accidents
    1,109
    3.88
    9. Hypertension
    1,103
    3.86
    10. Violence
    619
    2.17
    11. Congenital Anomalies
    571
    2.00
    12. Liver Cancer
    509
    1.78
    13. Low Birth Weight
    490
    1.71
    14. Stomach Cancer
    478
    1.67
    15. Prostate Cancer
    386
    1.35
    16. Cervical Cancer
    374
    1.31
    17. Other Injuries
    358
    1.25
    18. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    315
    1.10
    19. Suicide
    285
    1.00
    20. Breast Cancer
    283
    0.99
    21. Alcohol
    279
    0.98
    22. Falls
    276
    0.97
    23. Lung Cancers
    274
    0.96
    24. Leukemia
    227
    0.79
    25. Birth Trauma
    198
    0.69
      Deaths %
    26. Other Neoplasms
    192
    0.67
    27. Pancreas Cancer
    178
    0.62
    28. Endocrine Disorders
    164
    0.57
    29. Lymphomas
    164
    0.57
    30. Malnutrition
    163
    0.57
    31. Skin Disease
    162
    0.57
    32. Drownings
    157
    0.55
    33. Alzheimers & Dementia
    149
    0.52
    34. HIV/AIDS
    139
    0.49
    35. Inflammatory/Heart
    139
    0.49
    36. Diarrhoeal diseases
    122
    0.43
    37. Tuberculosis
    115
    0.40
    38. Asthma
    105
    0.37
    39. Maternal Conditions
    88
    0.31
    40. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    85
    0.30
    41. Epilepsy
    74
    0.26
    42. Parkinson's Disease
    67
    0.23
    43. Oral Cancer
    64
    0.22
    44. Ovary Cancer
    61
    0.21
    45. Skin Cancers
    59
    0.21
    46. Drug Use
    50
    0.17
    47. Oesophagus Cancer
    42
    0.15
    48. Uterin Cancer
    39
    0.14
    49. Appendicitis
    32
    0.11
    50. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    31
    0.11
    Nicaragua NICARAGUA CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    20.62
    60
    2. Cervical Cancer
    13.48
    64
    3. Liver Cancer
    10.93
    25
    4. Breast Cancer
    10.15
    158
    5. Stomach Cancer
    10.11
    45
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    6.63
    125
    7. Lung Cancers
    5.94
    131
    8. Leukemia
    3.91
    74
      Rate World Rank
    9. Pancreas Cancer
    3.88
    86
    10. Lymphomas
    3.32
    140
    11. Ovary Cancer
    2.18
    169
    12. Uterin Cancer
    1.51
    139
    13. Oral Cancer
    1.33
    167
    14. Skin Cancers
    1.27
    128
    15. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.90
    161
    16. Bladder Cancer
    0.61
    176
    Nicaragua NICARAGUA HEALTH RISK FACTORS
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
    ALCOHOL LITERS
    Total Rank
    5.1
    100
    SMOKING %
    M F Rank
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    OBESITY %
    M F Rank
    17.9
    29.0
    90
    51
    HAPPINESS SCORE
    Total Rank
    6.17
    43
    Nicaragua NICARAGUA LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
            World Rank
      Male Female All M F All
    1960
    46.0
    48.7
    47.3
    104
    103
    102
    1970
    52.4
    55.5
    53.9
    102
    103
    104
    1980
    56.0
    61.6
    58.7
    115
    107
    111
    1990
    61.7
    67.4
    64.5
    113
    109
    111
    2000
    67.3
    73.3
    70.3
    90
    89
    91
    2010
    70.2
    76.1
    73.2
    83
    83
    85
    2019
    72.1
    77.9
    75.0
    78
    77
    76
    Nicaragua NICARAGUA DEMOGRAPHIC SUMMARY
      Value World Rank
    Population Total
    6.244m
    108
    Sex Ratio M / F
    0.95
    162
    Population 0-14
    25.6%
    94
    Population 15-64
    68.6%
    40
    Population 65 +
    5.8%
    111
    Birth Rate / 1000
    16.52
    93
    Death Rate / 1000
    5.17
    160
    Fertility Rate
    1.81
    129
    Infant Mortality
    19.57
    87
    Sex Ratio At Birth M / F
    1.05
    80
    Sex Ratio Under 15 M / F
    1.04
    94
      Value World Rank
    Sex Ratio 15-64 M / F
    0.93
    174
    Sex Ratio 65 + M / F
    0.79
    97
    Net Migration
    -2.27
    146
    Population Growth
    0.93%
    97
    Literacy Total
    82.6%
    124
    Literacy Male
    82.4%
    121
    Literacy Female
    82.8%
    103
    Unemployment
    6.4%
    99
    Life Expectancy / Birth
    75.0
    76
    Healthy Life Expectancy
    65.5
    79
    GDP per Capita USD
    $5,300
    134

    COVID-19 REPORT

      CASES    DEATHS 
    18,491
    225
    4/1/24
    Nicaragua COVID-19 DEATH SIMULATOR

    A calendar based simulation of Covid-19 deaths compared to historical average of selected Nicaragua causes.

     
     
    Nicaragua COVID-19 CASE CHART
    CUMULATIVE WITH COUNTRY ADJUSTMENTS
    Nicaragua COVID-19 DEATH CHART
    CUMULATIVE WITH COUNTRY ADJUSTMENTS
    Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
    Data Source: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION 2020
    Data Accuracy Not Guaranteed
    WHO Excludes Cause of Death Data For the following countries: Andorra, Cook Islands, Dominica, Marshall Islands, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Saint Kitts, San Marino, Tuvalu.