Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for Nicaragua

Updated on March 17, 2026.

According to data from the World Bank, in 2023, the total life expectancy at birth for Nicaragua was 74.95 years. A difference of +0.49 compared to 2022. The most recent figures on male and female life expectancies at birth for Nicaragua were 72.31 years and 77.42 years respectively in 2023.

You can see similar information for other countries.

The World Bank defines life expectancy at birth as "the average number of years a newborn is expected to live if mortality patterns at the time of its birth remain constant in the future".

The chart and table below shows the total, male, and female life expectancies of Nicaragua for recent years.

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Data Source: World Bank.

Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for Nicaragua (Years)

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Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for Nicaragua (Years)

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Year	Total (Yrs)	Male (Yrs)	Female (Yrs)
1960	46.4	45	47.81
1961	47.29	45.88	48.7
1962	47.98	46.54	49.43
1963	48.75	47.27	50.24
1964	49.59	48.04	51.15
1965	50.65	48.67	52.67
1966	51.58	49.21	54.05
1967	52.35	49.59	55.25
1968	52.87	50.1	55.78
1969	53.35	50.56	56.29
1970	53.82	50.98	56.79
1971	54.22	51.35	57.22
1972	47.96	46.18	49.76
1973	55.02	52.03	58.15
1974	55.4	52.34	58.61
1975	55.77	52.6	59.1
1976	56.12	52.82	59.59
1977	56.13	52.39	60.13
1978	53.53	48.39	59.45
1979	50.83	43.84	59.71
1980	57.95	54.07	62.04
1981	58.28	54.22	62.56
1982	58.69	54.62	62.97
1983	56.85	51.25	63.16
1984	56.13	49.88	63.36
1985	56.4	50.1	63.66
1986	57.56	51.71	64.08
1987	57.33	51.1	64.37
1988	59.83	55	64.92
1989	61.88	58.16	65.61
1990	62.47	58.86	66.07
1991	63.31	60	66.56
1992	63.67	60.43	66.84
1993	64.09	60.89	67.22
1994	64.55	61.37	67.65
1995	64.87	61.73	67.92
1996	65.22	62.11	68.23
1997	65.52	62.42	68.55
1998	64.11	61.46	66.67
1999	65.89	62.82	68.92
2000	66.36	63.29	69.38
2001	67.03	63.96	70.05
2002	67.95	64.87	70.99
2003	68.75	65.69	71.77
2004	69.51	66.46	72.52
2005	70.37	67.32	73.4
2006	70.96	67.92	73.96
2007	71.2	68.18	74.17
2008	71.4	68.41	74.34
2009	71.5	68.45	74.5
2010	71.76	68.78	74.68
2011	72.03	68.97	75.04
2012	72.44	69.42	75.38
2013	72.55	69.53	75.51
2014	72.79	69.93	75.56
2015	72.9	70.07	75.64
2016	73.18	70.42	75.85
2017	73.39	70.69	75.98
2018	73.88	71.04	76.63
2019	73.76	71.02	76.42
2020	70.77	67.6	74.03
2021	70.48	67.57	73.45
2022	74.46	71.82	76.94
2023	74.95	72.31	77.42