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Nicaragua · annual SERIES

Neonatal mortality rate in Nicaragua

Deaths during the first 28 completed days of life per 1,000 live births, both sexes.

5.31per 1,000 live births
2024Observation year

-25.17% from 2023

Source note for 2024: {"display":"5.3 [5.0-5.7]","low":"4.964016644","high":"5.687149531","comments":"The UN IGME estimates are not the official statistics of Nicaragua. The most recent national official estimates of neonatal, infant and under-five mortality rates available to the UN IGME come from the Ministerio de Salud (MINSA) for 2024."}
Nicaragua
Neonatal mortality rate in Nicaragua, 2000–2024per 1,000 live births. Underlying figures are available in the data table.3.97.4111418200020052010201520202024

per 1,000 live births · World Health Organization · Missing observations remain gaps.

Underlying data

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Neonatal mortality rate · Nicaragua · per 1,000 live births
YearValueStatus & source note
20245.309939304present · {"display":"5.3 [5.0-5.7]","low":"4.964016644","high":"5.687149531","comments":"The UN IGME estimates are not the official statistics of Nicaragua. The most recent national official estimates of neonatal, infant and under-five mortality rates available to the UN IGME come from the Ministerio de Salud (MINSA) for 2024."}
20237.096306453present · {"display":"7.1 [6.5-7.8]","low":"6.480669879","high":"7.768692982","comments":"The UN IGME estimates are not the official statistics of Nicaragua. The most recent national official estimates of neonatal, infant and under-five mortality rates available to the UN IGME come from the Ministerio de Salud (MINSA) for 2024."}
20227.936839735present · {"display":"7.9 [7.4-8.5]","low":"7.395613120","high":"8.540996423","comments":"The UN IGME estimates are not the official statistics of Nicaragua. The most recent national official estimates of neonatal, infant and under-five mortality rates available to the UN IGME come from the Ministerio de Salud (MINSA) for 2024."}
20218.395776853present · {"display":"8.4 [7.9-8.9]","low":"7.907779519","high":"8.918974524","comments":"The UN IGME estimates are not the official statistics of Nicaragua. The most recent national official estimates of neonatal, infant and under-five mortality rates available to the UN IGME come from the Ministerio de Salud (MINSA) for 2024."}
20208.643822828present · {"display":"8.6 [8.2-9.2]","low":"8.151461873","high":"9.167088807","comments":"The UN IGME estimates are not the official statistics of Nicaragua. The most recent national official estimates of neonatal, infant and under-five mortality rates available to the UN IGME come from the Ministerio de Salud (MINSA) for 2024."}
20198.714264719present · {"display":"8.7 [8.2-9.2]","low":"8.244838923","high":"9.218798092","comments":"The UN IGME estimates are not the official statistics of Nicaragua. The most recent national official estimates of neonatal, infant and under-five mortality rates available to the UN IGME come from the Ministerio de Salud (MINSA) for 2024."}
20188.833546559present · {"display":"8.8 [8.4-9.3]","low":"8.362237870","high":"9.327062347","comments":"The UN IGME estimates are not the official statistics of Nicaragua. The most recent national official estimates of neonatal, infant and under-five mortality rates available to the UN IGME come from the Ministerio de Salud (MINSA) for 2024."}
20179.210480296present · {"display":"9.2 [8.7-9.7]","low":"8.729993506","high":"9.699843576","comments":"The UN IGME estimates are not the official statistics of Nicaragua. The most recent national official estimates of neonatal, infant and under-five mortality rates available to the UN IGME come from the Ministerio de Salud (MINSA) for 2024."}
20169.813569037present · {"display":"9.8 [9.3-10.4]","low":"9.278688834","high":"10.378269662","comments":"The UN IGME estimates are not the official statistics of Nicaragua. The most recent national official estimates of neonatal, infant and under-five mortality rates available to the UN IGME come from the Ministerio de Salud (MINSA) for 2024."}
201510.512906584present · {"display":"10.5 [9.8-11.3]","low":"9.842573465","high":"11.261991682","comments":"The UN IGME estimates are not the official statistics of Nicaragua. The most recent national official estimates of neonatal, infant and under-five mortality rates available to the UN IGME come from the Ministerio de Salud (MINSA) for 2024."}
201411.164694885present · {"display":"11.2 [10.3-12.3]","low":"10.283639474","high":"12.283476540","comments":"The UN IGME estimates are not the official statistics of Nicaragua. The most recent national official estimates of neonatal, infant and under-five mortality rates available to the UN IGME come from the Ministerio de Salud (MINSA) for 2024."}
201311.747829999present · {"display":"11.7 [10.6-13.3]","low":"10.551126962","high":"13.315381278","comments":"The UN IGME estimates are not the official statistics of Nicaragua. The most recent national official estimates of neonatal, infant and under-five mortality rates available to the UN IGME come from the Ministerio de Salud (MINSA) for 2024."}
201212.269770872present · {"display":"12.3 [10.7-14.3]","low":"10.699896048","high":"14.273128323","comments":"The UN IGME estimates are not the official statistics of Nicaragua. The most recent national official estimates of neonatal, infant and under-five mortality rates available to the UN IGME come from the Ministerio de Salud (MINSA) for 2024."}
201112.704247764present · {"display":"12.7 [10.8-15.1]","low":"10.759382614","high":"15.136252080","comments":"The UN IGME estimates are not the official statistics of Nicaragua. The most recent national official estimates of neonatal, infant and under-five mortality rates available to the UN IGME come from the Ministerio de Salud (MINSA) for 2024."}
201013.065007975present · {"display":"13.1 [10.9-15.8]","low":"10.850110936","high":"15.806670527","comments":"The UN IGME estimates are not the official statistics of Nicaragua. The most recent national official estimates of neonatal, infant and under-five mortality rates available to the UN IGME come from the Ministerio de Salud (MINSA) for 2024."}
200913.374121247present · {"display":"13.4 [11.0-16.3]","low":"10.956501888","high":"16.329001881","comments":"The UN IGME estimates are not the official statistics of Nicaragua. The most recent national official estimates of neonatal, infant and under-five mortality rates available to the UN IGME come from the Ministerio de Salud (MINSA) for 2024."}
200813.658454139present · {"display":"13.7 [11.1-16.7]","low":"11.109656102","high":"16.716313930","comments":"The UN IGME estimates are not the official statistics of Nicaragua. The most recent national official estimates of neonatal, infant and under-five mortality rates available to the UN IGME come from the Ministerio de Salud (MINSA) for 2024."}
200713.910479104present · {"display":"13.9 [11.3-17.0]","low":"11.263372998","high":"16.993933605","comments":"The UN IGME estimates are not the official statistics of Nicaragua. The most recent national official estimates of neonatal, infant and under-five mortality rates available to the UN IGME come from the Ministerio de Salud (MINSA) for 2024."}
200614.162681391present · {"display":"14.2 [11.5-17.2]","low":"11.538637928","high":"17.212634473","comments":"The UN IGME estimates are not the official statistics of Nicaragua. The most recent national official estimates of neonatal, infant and under-five mortality rates available to the UN IGME come from the Ministerio de Salud (MINSA) for 2024."}
200514.386167509present · {"display":"14.4 [11.9-17.4]","low":"11.855281224","high":"17.399171660","comments":"The UN IGME estimates are not the official statistics of Nicaragua. The most recent national official estimates of neonatal, infant and under-five mortality rates available to the UN IGME come from the Ministerio de Salud (MINSA) for 2024."}
200414.620416691present · {"display":"14.6 [12.2-17.5]","low":"12.237012551","high":"17.490332441","comments":"The UN IGME estimates are not the official statistics of Nicaragua. The most recent national official estimates of neonatal, infant and under-five mortality rates available to the UN IGME come from the Ministerio de Salud (MINSA) for 2024."}
200314.937867547present · {"display":"14.9 [12.6-17.7]","low":"12.591611595","high":"17.715853963","comments":"The UN IGME estimates are not the official statistics of Nicaragua. The most recent national official estimates of neonatal, infant and under-five mortality rates available to the UN IGME come from the Ministerio de Salud (MINSA) for 2024."}
200215.303358436present · {"display":"15.3 [13.0-18.0]","low":"13.027886252","high":"17.973441907","comments":"The UN IGME estimates are not the official statistics of Nicaragua. The most recent national official estimates of neonatal, infant and under-five mortality rates available to the UN IGME come from the Ministerio de Salud (MINSA) for 2024."}
200115.811839936present · {"display":"15.8 [13.6-18.4]","low":"13.567490109","high":"18.373503942","comments":"The UN IGME estimates are not the official statistics of Nicaragua. The most recent national official estimates of neonatal, infant and under-five mortality rates available to the UN IGME come from the Ministerio de Salud (MINSA) for 2024."}
200016.401157778present · {"display":"16.4 [14.2-19.0]","low":"14.172448894","high":"18.991489822","comments":"The UN IGME estimates are not the official statistics of Nicaragua. The most recent national official estimates of neonatal, infant and under-five mortality rates available to the UN IGME come from the Ministerio de Salud (MINSA) for 2024."}

Definition & method

WHO/UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation country estimates. NumericValue is the central estimate; original displayed intervals and comments are retained in source notes.

Deaths during the first 28 completed days of life per 1,000 live births, both sexes.

What to keep in mind

  • Estimated mortality rates include uncertainty; the source note retains original displayed intervals.
  • This is a population statistic, not individual clinical guidance.
  • New source vintages may revise historical estimates.