Life Expectancy at Birth in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Life Expectancy at Birth was 75.1 in 2024. β² Rising
Life Expectancy at Birth in Nicaragua, 1960β2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2024, life expectancy at birth in Nicaragua stood at 75.1. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth in Nicaragua peaked at 75.1 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 46.4, in 1960.
Nicaragua ranks 105th of 216 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 50.08 | 46.4 | 53.35 | 10 |
| 1970s | 53.88 | 47.96 | 56.13 | 10 |
| 1980s | 58.09 | 56.13 | 61.88 | 10 |
| 1990s | 64.37 | 62.47 | 65.89 | 10 |
| 2000s | 69.5 | 66.36 | 71.5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.87 | 71.76 | 73.88 | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.15 | 70.48 | 75.1 | 5 |
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More gender data for Nicaragua
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 64,268 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 66,389 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 64,149 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 66,225 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 64,050 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 66,096 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 64,174 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 66,210 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 64,480 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 66,518 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth in Nicaragua?
- Life expectancy at birth in Nicaragua was 75.1 in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 75.1 in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.4 in 1960.
- How does Nicaragua rank for life expectancy at birth?
- Nicaragua ranks 105th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Life Expectancy at Birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender-disaggregated data on health outcomes.