Female life expectancy — all countries

Female life expectancy — Nicaragua

Female life expectancy in Nicaragua in 2024 — 77.58 years. Ranked 113 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 62.3%.

2024 77.58 years +0.21% vs 2023
World rank 113of 217
Period maximum 77.58 years2024
Period minimum 47.81 years1960

Trend over time

1960–2024 · years

Female life expectancy — Nicaragua, 1960–2024405060708019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 47.81 years1962: 49.43 years1964: 51.15 years1966: 54.05 years1968: 55.78 years1970: 56.79 years1972: 49.76 years1974: 58.61 years1976: 59.59 years1978: 59.45 years1980: 62.04 years1982: 62.97 years1984: 63.36 years1986: 64.08 years1988: 64.92 years1990: 66.07 years1992: 66.84 years1994: 67.65 years1996: 68.23 years1998: 66.67 years2000: 69.38 years2002: 70.99 years2004: 72.52 years2006: 73.96 years2008: 74.34 years2010: 74.68 years2012: 75.38 years2014: 75.56 years2016: 75.85 years2018: 76.63 years2020: 74.03 years2022: 76.94 years2024: 77.58 years
Change over the period: +29.77 (+62.27%) Average annual rate: 0.76 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Nicaragua

Nicaragua 77.58 years
World 75.97 years
Central America computed 77.77 years
Lower-middle-income countries computed 72.1 years
Female life expectancy — Nicaragua, by year Nicaragua All countries CSV XLSX
Year years Change Change, %
2024 77.58 +0.16 +0.21%
2023 77.42 +0.48 +0.63%
2022 76.94 +3.49 +4.75%
2021 73.45 −0.58 −0.79%
2020 74.03 −2.39 −3.12%
2019 76.42 −0.21 −0.28%
2018 76.63 +0.65 +0.85%
2017 75.98 +0.14 +0.18%
2016 75.85 +0.2 +0.27%
2015 75.64 +0.08 +0.1%
2014 75.56 +0.06 +0.08%
2013 75.51 +0.13 +0.17%
2012 75.38 +0.34 +0.46%
2011 75.04 +0.35 +0.47%
2010 74.68 +0.19 +0.25%
2009 74.5 +0.15 +0.21%
2008 74.34 +0.17 +0.23%
2007 74.17 +0.22 +0.29%
2006 73.96 +0.56 +0.76%
2005 73.4 +0.88 +1.21%
2004 72.52 +0.75 +1.04%
2003 71.77 +0.78 +1.1%
2002 70.99 +0.94 +1.34%
2001 70.05 +0.67 +0.97%
2000 69.38 +0.46 +0.67%
1999 68.92 +2.25 +3.37%
1998 66.67 −1.88 −2.74%
1997 68.55 +0.31 +0.46%
1996 68.23 +0.31 +0.46%
1995 67.92 +0.28 +0.41%
1994 67.65 +0.42 +0.63%
1993 67.22 +0.38 +0.57%
1992 66.84 +0.28 +0.42%
1991 66.56 +0.49 +0.74%
1990 66.07 +0.46 +0.7%
1989 65.61 +0.69 +1.06%
1988 64.92 +0.55 +0.86%
1987 64.37 +0.29 +0.45%
1986 64.08 +0.42 +0.66%
1985 63.66 +0.3 +0.48%
1984 63.36 +0.2 +0.32%
1983 63.16 +0.19 +0.3%
1982 62.97 +0.41 +0.65%
1981 62.56 +0.52 +0.84%
1980 62.04 +2.33 +3.9%
1979 59.71 +0.27 +0.45%
1978 59.45 −0.68 −1.13%
1977 60.13 +0.54 +0.9%
1976 59.59 +0.49 +0.83%
1975 59.1 +0.49 +0.84%
1974 58.61 +0.46 +0.79%
1973 58.15 +8.4 +16.87%
1972 49.76 −7.47 −13.05%
1971 57.22 +0.44 +0.77%
1970 56.79 +0.5 +0.89%
1969 56.29 +0.51 +0.91%
1968 55.78 +0.52 +0.95%
1967 55.25 +1.21 +2.23%
1966 54.05 +1.38 +2.62%
1965 52.67 +1.52 +2.97%
1964 51.15 +0.91 +1.81%
1963 50.24 +0.81 +1.64%
1962 49.43 +0.72 +1.48%
1961 48.7 +0.9 +1.87%
1960 47.81

Central America, 2024

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About the indicator

Life expectancy at birth for women. The female advantage holds almost everywhere and is explained by both biology and behavior: men die more often from external causes, smoke and drink more, and turn to doctors less. Where maternal mortality is high the advantage narrows — the only factor that works in the opposite direction.

Important: The aggregate is weighted by the female population rather than by the whole population. The difference from male life expectancy is the gap that is usually asked about.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.