Infant Mortality Rate: Nicaragua
Nicaragua's infant mortality rate is currently 9.4 per 1,000 births as of 2024. # Nicaragua Infant Mortality Rate Nicaragua's infant mortality rate stands at 9.
Current (2024)
9.4 per 1,000 births
-21.7% y/y
Peak (1960)
134.1 per 1,000 births
Low (2024)
9.4 per 1,000 births
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
1960–2024 · 65 pts
Infant Mortality Rate — Nicaragua
1960 — 2024
Infant Mortality Rate — Nicaragua
Analysis# Nicaragua Infant Mortality Rate
Nicaragua's infant mortality rate stands at 9.4 per 1,000 births in 2024, marking the lowest level recorded since data collection began in 1960. The country has achieved a remarkable 93% reduction from its peak of 134.1 per 1,000 births in 1960, demonstrating sustained progress in child health outcomes over six decades. This dramatic decline reflects improvements in healthcare access, maternal care, and living standards across the nation.
The most significant acceleration occurred between 2015 and 2024, when the rate dropped from 15 to 9.4 per 1,000 births—a 37% decline in just nine years. Recent momentum has intensified, with Nicaragua recording its steepest single-year improvement in 2024. The consistent downward trajectory across the past decade suggests continued strengthening of public health infrastructure and infant care practices.
Historical Data
65 Rows| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 9.4 per 1,000 births | -21.67% |
| 2023 | 12 per 1,000 births | -4.76% |
| 2022 | 12.6 per 1,000 births | +0.80% |
| 2021 | 12.5 per 1,000 births | +0.00% |
| 2020 | 12.5 per 1,000 births | -0.79% |
| 2019 | 12.6 per 1,000 births | -2.33% |
| 2018 | 12.9 per 1,000 births | -3.73% |
| 2017 | 13.4 per 1,000 births | -5.63% |
| 2016 | 14.2 per 1,000 births | -5.33% |
| 2015 | 15 per 1,000 births | -6.25% |
| 2014 | 16 per 1,000 births | -5.88% |
| 2013 | 17 per 1,000 births | -5.56% |
| 2012 | 18 per 1,000 births | -5.26% |
| 2011 | 19 per 1,000 births | -5.47% |
| 2010 | 20.1 per 1,000 births | -5.19% |
| 2009 | 21.2 per 1,000 births | -4.93% |
| 2008 | 22.3 per 1,000 births | -4.29% |
| 2007 | 23.3 per 1,000 births | -4.51% |
| 2006 | 24.4 per 1,000 births | -4.31% |
| 2005 | 25.5 per 1,000 births | -4.14% |
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| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 26.6 per 1,000 births | -3.97% |
| 2003 | 27.7 per 1,000 births | -3.82% |
| 2002 | 28.8 per 1,000 births | -4.32% |
| 2001 | 30.1 per 1,000 births | -4.75% |
| 2000 | 31.6 per 1,000 births | -5.67% |
| 1999 | 33.5 per 1,000 births | -12.99% |
| 1998 | 38.5 per 1,000 births | +0.79% |
| 1997 | 38.2 per 1,000 births | -5.91% |
| 1996 | 40.6 per 1,000 births | -5.80% |
| 1995 | 43.1 per 1,000 births | -5.27% |
| 1994 | 45.5 per 1,000 births | -5.41% |
| 1993 | 48.1 per 1,000 births | -5.69% |
| 1992 | 51 per 1,000 births | -5.56% |
| 1991 | 54 per 1,000 births | -4.93% |
| 1990 | 56.8 per 1,000 births | -3.73% |
| 1989 | 59 per 1,000 births | -2.80% |
| 1988 | 60.7 per 1,000 births | -2.25% |
| 1987 | 62.1 per 1,000 births | -2.20% |
| 1986 | 63.5 per 1,000 births | -2.31% |
| 1985 | 65 per 1,000 births | -3.13% |
| 1984 | 67.1 per 1,000 births | -4.14% |
| 1983 | 70 per 1,000 births | -5.28% |
| 1982 | 73.9 per 1,000 births | -5.86% |
| 1981 | 78.5 per 1,000 births | -5.88% |
| 1980 | 83.4 per 1,000 births | -6.40% |
| 1979 | 89.1 per 1,000 births | -6.51% |
| 1978 | 95.3 per 1,000 births | -5.83% |
| 1977 | 101.2 per 1,000 births | -5.15% |
| 1976 | 106.7 per 1,000 births | -4.30% |
| 1975 | 111.5 per 1,000 births | -3.46% |
| 1974 | 115.5 per 1,000 births | -2.45% |
| 1973 | 118.4 per 1,000 births | -9.20% |
| 1972 | 130.4 per 1,000 births | +7.06% |
| 1971 | 121.8 per 1,000 births | -1.14% |
| 1970 | 123.2 per 1,000 births | -1.20% |
| 1969 | 124.7 per 1,000 births | -1.03% |
| 1968 | 126 per 1,000 births | -1.10% |
| 1967 | 127.4 per 1,000 births | -0.86% |
| 1966 | 128.5 per 1,000 births | -0.77% |
| 1965 | 129.5 per 1,000 births | -0.69% |
| 1964 | 130.4 per 1,000 births | -0.76% |
| 1963 | 131.4 per 1,000 births | -0.68% |
| 1962 | 132.3 per 1,000 births | -0.60% |
| 1961 | 133.1 per 1,000 births | -0.75% |
| 1960 | 134.1 per 1,000 births | — |
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