Stillbirth rate in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Stillbirth rate was 0.949 deaths per 100 births in 2023. ▼ Falling
Stillbirth rate in Nicaragua, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 births.
Analysis
The most recent figure for stillbirth rate in Nicaragua is 0.949 deaths per 100 births, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 19.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, stillbirth rate in Nicaragua peaked at 1.56 deaths per 100 births in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.949 deaths per 100 births, in 2023.
Nicaragua ranks 77th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.4 deaths per 100 births | 1.29 deaths per 100 births | 1.56 deaths per 100 births | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.14 deaths per 100 births | 1.01 deaths per 100 births | 1.26 deaths per 100 births | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9772 deaths per 100 births | 0.949 deaths per 100 births | 1 deaths per 100 births | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
- 74 Dominican Republic 1.01 deaths per 100 births compare
- 75 Azerbaijan 1.01 deaths per 100 births compare
- 76 Marshall Islands 0.998 deaths per 100 births compare
- 78 Grenada 0.9458 deaths per 100 births compare
- 79 Lebanon 0.9456 deaths per 100 births compare
- 80 Armenia 0.9431 deaths per 100 births compare
More population data for Nicaragua
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.4% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 394,954 people (2100)
- Population density 71.56 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.4% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 2.21 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 311 people (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 2.21 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 2.21 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate 1.5% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 2.22 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is stillbirth rate in Nicaragua?
- Stillbirth rate in Nicaragua was 0.949 deaths per 100 births in 2023, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest stillbirth rate recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 1.56 deaths per 100 births in 2000.
- What is the lowest stillbirth rate recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.949 deaths per 100 births in 2023.
- How does Nicaragua rank for stillbirth rate?
- Nicaragua ranks 77th out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is stillbirth rate rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Stillbirth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The estimated number of stillbirths, per 100 total births.