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Nicaragua life expectancy & odds of living to calculator

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Nicaragua ranks 91/197 for average life expectancy at birth, with 72.8 years for males, 77.9 years for females, and 75.4 years for both sexes combined.

Nicaragua life expectancy at birth by year

Average
Male
Female
1x
Year Life expectancy, years
Total Male Female
2026 75.4 72.8 77.9
2025 75.3 72.6 77.7
2024 75.1 72.5 77.6
2023 74.9 72.3 77.4
2022 74.5 71.8 76.9
2021 70.5 67.6 73.4
2020 70.8 67.6 74
2019 73.8 71 76.4
2018 73.9 71 76.6
2017 73.4 70.7 76
2016 73.2 70.4 75.8
2015 72.9 70.1 75.6
2014 72.8 69.9 75.6
2013 72.6 69.5 75.5
2012 72.4 69.4 75.4
2011 72 69 75
2010 71.8 68.8 74.7
2009 71.5 68.5 74.5
2008 71.4 68.4 74.3
2007 71.2 68.2 74.2
2006 71 67.9 74
2005 70.4 67.3 73.4
2004 69.5 66.5 72.5
2003 68.7 65.7 71.8
2002 68 64.9 71
2001 67 64 70.1
2000 66.4 63.3 69.4
1999 65.9 62.8 68.9
1998 64.1 61.5 66.7
1997 65.5 62.4 68.5
1996 65.2 62.1 68.2
1995 64.9 61.7 67.9
1994 64.5 61.4 67.6
1993 64.1 60.9 67.2
1992 63.7 60.4 66.8
1991 63.3 60 66.6
1990 62.5 58.9 66.1
1989 61.9 58.2 65.6
1988 59.8 55 64.9
1987 57.3 51.1 64.4
1986 57.6 51.7 64.1
1985 56.4 50.1 63.7
1984 56.1 49.9 63.4
1983 56.9 51.3 63.2
1982 58.7 54.6 63
1981 58.3 54.2 62.6
1980 58 54.1 62
1979 50.8 43.8 59.7
1978 53.5 48.4 59.4
1977 56.1 52.4 60.1
1976 56.1 52.8 59.6
1975 55.8 52.6 59.1
1974 55.4 52.3 58.6
1973 55 52 58.2
1972 48 46.2 49.8
1971 54.2 51.4 57.2
1970 53.8 51 56.8
1969 53.4 50.6 56.3
1968 52.9 50.1 55.8
1967 52.3 49.6 55.3
1966 51.6 49.2 54
1965 50.6 48.7 52.7
1964 49.6 48 51.1
1963 48.8 47.3 50.2
1962 48 46.5 49.4
1961 47.3 45.9 48.7
1960 46.4 45 47.8
1959 46.1 44.7 47.4
1958 45.5 44.1 46.8
1957 44.9 43.5 46.2
1956 44.3 42.9 45.7
1955 43.7 42.3 45
1954 43.1 41.7 44.4
1953 42.4 41.1 43.8
1952 41.9 40.5 43.2
1951 40.8 39.5 42.1
1950 40.6 39.3 42

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (1950–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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Life expectancy is the average age of death for a hypothetical cohort of newborns if they experienced the age-specific mortality rates of one particular year throughout their entire lives. It's a snapshot reflecting mortality rates in a given year that does not account for any future changes in those rates.

In Nicaragua, healthy life expectancy at birth, defined by the World Health Organization as the average number of years a person can expect to live in full health, is 63.1 years for men and 66.1 for women, with a combined average of 64.6 years. People who reach 60 can expect an additional 15.8 healthy years, 14.9 for males and 16.6 for females.

Nicaragua life expectancy calculator

This life expectancy calculator shows the odds of living to 100, 95, 90, and below based on current age for both males and females in Nicaragua, along with mean and median age of death. The calculations are based on the 2026 life tables (actuarial tables) from the UN World Population Prospects.


Mean remaining life expectancy: 47.2 Years

Mean expected age of death: 77.2 Years

Median expected age of death: 80.3 Years

Odds of living to

Target age Survival probability
Average Male Female
40 98.1% 97.2% 99.0%
50 95.1% 93.1% 96.9%
60 88.3% 84.9% 91.5%
65 82.7% 78.5% 86.8%
70 75.4% 70.1% 80.3%
75 65.4% 59.0% 71.3%
80 51.2% 44.0% 57.6%
85 32.2% 25.5% 38.0%
90 13.9% 9.7% 17.5%
95 3.7% 2.2% 4.9%
100 0.5% 0.3% 0.7%

Odds of dying at each age

Average
Male
Female
1x
Age Probability of dying
Average Male Female
100 39% 40.9% 38.7%
99 36.9% 38.9% 36.6%
98 34.8% 37% 34.4%
97 32.7% 35% 32.3%
96 30.7% 33% 30.2%
95 28.7% 31.1% 28.1%
94 26.7% 29.2% 26.1%
93 24.9% 27.3% 24.1%
92 23.1% 25.5% 22.3%
91 21.4% 23.8% 20.5%
90 19.8% 22.1% 18.9%
89 18.3% 20.5% 17.3%
88 16.8% 19% 15.8%
87 15.5% 17.6% 14.4%
86 14.1% 16% 13%
85 12.6% 14.4% 11.5%
84 11.2% 12.8% 10.1%
83 9.86% 11.4% 8.89%
82 8.75% 10.2% 7.84%
81 7.74% 9.04% 6.89%
80 6.83% 8.02% 6.04%
79 6.04% 7.13% 5.31%
78 5.34% 6.34% 4.66%
77 4.71% 5.63% 4.09%
76 4.16% 4.99% 3.59%
75 3.67% 4.43% 3.14%
74 3.26% 3.95% 2.77%
73 2.99% 3.64% 2.53%
72 2.79% 3.39% 2.35%
71 2.56% 3.11% 2.15%
70 2.34% 2.83% 1.96%
69 2.15% 2.6% 1.8%
68 1.98% 2.39% 1.65%
67 1.82% 2.2% 1.52%
66 1.69% 2.03% 1.41%
65 1.57% 1.89% 1.31%
64 1.47% 1.77% 1.23%
63 1.38% 1.67% 1.14%
62 1.3% 1.57% 1.07%
61 1.21% 1.48% 0.99%
60 1.13% 1.39% 0.92%
59 1.06% 1.3% 0.84%
58 0.98% 1.21% 0.77%
57 0.9% 1.11% 0.7%
56 0.82% 1.02% 0.64%
55 0.75% 0.94% 0.58%
54 0.68% 0.85% 0.52%
53 0.62% 0.78% 0.47%
52 0.56% 0.71% 0.42%
51 0.51% 0.65% 0.38%
50 0.46% 0.6% 0.34%
49 0.43% 0.55% 0.31%
48 0.39% 0.51% 0.28%
47 0.36% 0.48% 0.25%
46 0.33% 0.45% 0.23%
45 0.31% 0.42% 0.21%
44 0.29% 0.4% 0.19%
43 0.28% 0.38% 0.18%
42 0.26% 0.37% 0.17%
41 0.25% 0.36% 0.16%
40 0.25% 0.35% 0.15%
39 0.24% 0.34% 0.14%
38 0.23% 0.33% 0.13%
37 0.22% 0.32% 0.12%
36 0.21% 0.31% 0.11%
35 0.2% 0.29% 0.1%
34 0.18% 0.28% 0.09%
33 0.17% 0.26% 0.09%
32 0.16% 0.24% 0.08%
31 0.15% 0.23% 0.08%
30 0.14% 0.21% 0.07%
29 0.13% 0.2% 0.07%
28 0.13% 0.18% 0.07%
27 0.12% 0.17% 0.07%
26 0.11% 0.16% 0.06%
25 0.11% 0.15% 0.06%
24 0.1% 0.14% 0.06%
23 0.1% 0.14% 0.05%
22 0.09% 0.13% 0.05%
21 0.09% 0.12% 0.05%
20 0.08% 0.11% 0.05%
19 0.07% 0.1% 0.05%
18 0.07% 0.09% 0.04%
17 0.06% 0.07% 0.04%
16 0.05% 0.06% 0.04%
15 0.04% 0.05% 0.04%
14 0.03% 0.04% 0.03%
13 0.03% 0.03% 0.03%
12 0.02% 0.02% 0.02%
11 0.02% 0.02% 0.02%
10 0.02% 0.02% 0.02%
9 0.02% 0.02% 0.02%
8 0.02% 0.02% 0.02%
7 0.02% 0.02% 0.02%
6 0.02% 0.02% 0.02%
5 0.03% 0.03% 0.02%
4 0.03% 0.04% 0.03%
3 0.05% 0.05% 0.04%
2 0.06% 0.06% 0.06%
1 0.08% 0.08% 0.08%
0 1.02% 1.15% 0.89%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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This chart displays the probability of dying at any given age, as mortality rates vary throughout a lifetime.

In Nicaragua, the risk of dying is lowest at age 8 and increases afterward. The annual chance of dying is 1.02% in the birth year, 0.14% at age 30, 1.13% at 60, and 6.83% at 80.

Aging is often defined as the increasing probability of death with age. If a 20-year-old in Nicaragua never aged and faced the same risk of dying every year, their life expectancy would be 1,228 years — 877 for males and 2,085 for females.

Life expectancy by current age

Average
Male
Female
1x
Current age, years Total life expectancy, years
Average Male Female
100 101.9 101.7 101.9
99 101 100.9 101
98 100.1 100 100.2
97 99.3 99.1 99.3
96 98.4 98.3 98.5
95 97.6 97.4 97.6
94 96.8 96.6 96.8
93 95.9 95.7 96
92 95.2 94.9 95.2
91 94.4 94.1 94.5
90 93.6 93.3 93.7
89 92.9 92.5 93
88 92.1 91.8 92.3
87 91.4 91 91.6
86 90.7 90.3 90.9
85 90.1 89.6 90.3
84 89.4 88.9 89.7
83 88.9 88.3 89.2
82 88.3 87.7 88.6
81 87.8 87.2 88.1
80 87.3 86.6 87.7
79 86.8 86.1 87.3
78 86.4 85.6 86.8
77 85.9 85.2 86.5
76 85.6 84.7 86.1
75 85.2 84.3 85.8
74 84.8 83.9 85.5
73 84.5 83.6 85.2
72 84.2 83.2 84.9
71 83.8 82.8 84.6
70 83.5 82.5 84.3
69 83.2 82.1 84
68 82.9 81.8 83.8
67 82.7 81.5 83.5
66 82.4 81.2 83.3
65 82.1 80.9 83.1
64 81.9 80.6 82.8
63 81.6 80.3 82.6
62 81.4 80 82.4
61 81.1 79.8 82.2
60 80.9 79.5 82
59 80.7 79.2 81.8
58 80.4 79 81.6
57 80.2 78.8 81.4
56 80 78.5 81.3
55 79.9 78.3 81.1
54 79.7 78.1 81
53 79.5 77.9 80.9
52 79.4 77.7 80.8
51 79.2 77.6 80.6
50 79.1 77.4 80.5
49 79 77.2 80.4
48 78.8 77.1 80.4
47 78.7 77 80.3
46 78.6 76.8 80.2
45 78.5 76.7 80.1
44 78.4 76.6 80
43 78.3 76.4 80
42 78.2 76.3 79.9
41 78.1 76.2 79.9
40 78 76.1 79.8
39 78 75.9 79.7
38 77.9 75.8 79.7
37 77.8 75.7 79.6
36 77.7 75.6 79.6
35 77.6 75.5 79.5
34 77.5 75.3 79.5
33 77.4 75.2 79.5
32 77.4 75.1 79.4
31 77.3 75 79.4
30 77.2 74.9 79.4
29 77.2 74.8 79.3
28 77.1 74.8 79.3
27 77.1 74.7 79.2
26 77 74.6 79.2
25 76.9 74.5 79.2
24 76.9 74.4 79.2
23 76.8 74.4 79.1
22 76.8 74.3 79.1
21 76.7 74.2 79.1
20 76.7 74.2 79
19 76.7 74.1 79
18 76.6 74.1 79
17 76.6 74 79
16 76.5 74 78.9
15 76.5 74 78.9
14 76.5 74 78.9
13 76.5 73.9 78.9
12 76.5 73.9 78.9
11 76.5 73.9 78.8
10 76.4 73.9 78.8
9 76.4 73.9 78.8
8 76.4 73.9 78.8
7 76.4 73.9 78.8
6 76.4 73.8 78.8
5 76.4 73.8 78.8
4 76.3 73.8 78.7
3 76.3 73.8 78.7
2 76.3 73.7 78.7
1 76.2 73.7 78.6
0 75.4 72.8 77.9

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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Life expectancy is often mistaken for the average lifespan of an adult. However, an adult has already survived the causes of early-age mortality and can expect to live longer than the figure calculated at birth.

In Nicaragua, a 65-year-old has a total life expectancy of 82.1 years, rising to 83.5 at 70, 85.2 at 75, and 87.3 at 80 — all higher than the 75.4 years calculated at birth.

The chart above accounts for remaining lifespan and displays total life expectancy by age and gender in Nicaragua.

Probability of surviving to a given age

Average
Male
Female
1x
Age Survival probability
Average Male Female
100 0.49% 0.25% 0.68%
99 0.78% 0.4% 1.07%
98 1.2% 0.64% 1.63%
97 1.78% 0.99% 2.41%
96 2.57% 1.47% 3.46%
95 3.6% 2.14% 4.81%
94 4.91% 3.02% 6.5%
93 6.54% 4.16% 8.57%
92 8.5% 5.58% 11%
91 10.8% 7.33% 13.9%
90 13.5% 9.41% 17.1%
89 16.5% 11.8% 20.7%
88 19.8% 14.6% 24.5%
87 23.5% 17.7% 28.7%
86 27.3% 21.1% 33%
85 31.3% 24.7% 37.3%
84 35.2% 28.3% 41.5%
83 39% 31.9% 45.5%
82 42.8% 35.5% 49.4%
81 46.4% 39.1% 53%
80 49.8% 42.5% 56.4%
79 53% 45.7% 59.6%
78 56% 48.8% 62.5%
77 58.7% 51.7% 65.2%
76 61.3% 54.5% 67.6%
75 63.6% 57% 69.8%
74 65.8% 59.3% 71.8%
73 67.8% 61.6% 73.6%
72 69.7% 63.7% 75.4%
71 71.6% 65.8% 77.1%
70 73.3% 67.7% 78.6%
69 74.9% 69.5% 80%
68 76.4% 71.2% 81.4%
67 77.8% 72.8% 82.6%
66 79.1% 74.3% 83.8%
65 80.4% 75.7% 84.9%
64 81.6% 77.1% 86%
63 82.8% 78.4% 87%
62 83.8% 79.7% 87.9%
61 84.9% 80.9% 88.8%
60 85.8% 82% 89.6%
59 86.8% 83.1% 90.4%
58 87.6% 84.1% 91.1%
57 88.4% 85% 91.7%
56 89.1% 85.9% 92.3%
55 89.8% 86.7% 92.9%
54 90.4% 87.5% 93.3%
53 91% 88.2% 93.8%
52 91.5% 88.8% 94.2%
51 92% 89.4% 94.5%
50 92.4% 89.9% 94.9%
49 92.8% 90.4% 95.2%
48 93.2% 90.9% 95.4%
47 93.5% 91.3% 95.7%
46 93.8% 91.7% 95.9%
45 94.1% 92.1% 96.1%
44 94.4% 92.5% 96.3%
43 94.6% 92.8% 96.5%
42 94.9% 93.2% 96.6%
41 95.1% 93.5% 96.8%
40 95.4% 93.9% 96.9%
39 95.6% 94.2% 97.1%
38 95.8% 94.5% 97.2%
37 96% 94.8% 97.3%
36 96.2% 95.1% 97.4%
35 96.4% 95.4% 97.5%
34 96.6% 95.6% 97.6%
33 96.8% 95.9% 97.7%
32 96.9% 96.1% 97.8%
31 97.1% 96.3% 97.8%
30 97.2% 96.5% 97.9%
29 97.3% 96.7% 98%
28 97.5% 96.9% 98%
27 97.6% 97.1% 98.1%
26 97.7% 97.2% 98.2%
25 97.8% 97.4% 98.2%
24 97.9% 97.5% 98.3%
23 98% 97.7% 98.3%
22 98.1% 97.8% 98.4%
21 98.2% 97.9% 98.4%
20 98.2% 98% 98.5%
19 98.3% 98.1% 98.5%
18 98.4% 98.2% 98.6%
17 98.4% 98.3% 98.6%
16 98.5% 98.3% 98.7%
15 98.5% 98.4% 98.7%
14 98.6% 98.4% 98.7%
13 98.6% 98.4% 98.7%
12 98.6% 98.5% 98.8%
11 98.6% 98.5% 98.8%
10 98.7% 98.5% 98.8%
9 98.7% 98.5% 98.8%
8 98.7% 98.5% 98.8%
7 98.7% 98.6% 98.9%
6 98.7% 98.6% 98.9%
5 98.8% 98.6% 98.9%
4 98.8% 98.7% 98.9%
3 98.8% 98.7% 99%
2 98.9% 98.8% 99%
1 99% 98.9% 99.1%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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This chart shows the odds of living to each age from birth. In Nicaragua, 85.8% of newborns are expected to live past 60, 73.3% past 70, 49.8% past 80, 13.5% past 90, and only 0.49% past 100.

For longevity rates starting from a different age, use the calculator provided above.

Compare Nicaragua Life expectancy vs other countries

Death rate by age in Nicaragua

Total
Male
Female
1x
Age Death rate
Total Male Female
100 63.8 0 106.5
99 288 157.5 392
98 417 237.3 563
97 583 346 780
96 788 487 1,043
95 1,032 664 1,350
94 1,314 881 1,696
93 1,627 1,136 2,068
92 1,964 1,425 2,456
91 2,317 1,744 2,847
90 2,673 2,082 3,226
89 3,014 2,425 3,570
88 3,337 2,769 3,874
87 3,638 3,112 4,135
86 3,846 3,385 4,280
85 3,936 3,555 4,292
84 3,926 3,630 4,200
83 3,849 3,637 4,046
82 3,742 3,611 3,869
81 3,587 3,531 3,652
80 3,399 3,407 3,408
79 3,200 3,263 3,163
78 2,989 3,096 2,913
77 2,768 2,912 2,665
76 2,548 2,719 2,423
75 2,336 2,523 2,193
74 2,147 2,345 1,991
73 2,030 2,238 1,863
72 1,945 2,159 1,770
71 1,833 2,047 1,656
70 1,711 1,919 1,538
69 1,609 1,810 1,440
68 1,509 1,701 1,346
67 1,416 1,599 1,258
66 1,336 1,512 1,183
65 1,265 1,435 1,116
64 1,201 1,367 1,054
63 1,143 1,307 995
62 1,087 1,251 938
61 1,031 1,194 879
60 973 1,136 821
59 916 1,077 762
58 855 1,013 704
57 794 947 645
56 732 879 588
55 672 812 534
54 614 747 484
53 561 686 438
52 512 631 396
51 468 581 359
50 429 537 325
49 395 499 294.6
48 365 466 267.6
47 338 437 243.4
46 314 412 221.9
45 293.9 390 203.1
44 276.8 372 186.9
43 262.6 357 173.4
42 251.1 345 162.2
41 241.8 335 152.8
40 234 327 144.6
39 226.8 320 136.6
38 219.1 312 128.1
37 210.1 303 118.8
36 200 291.5 109
35 189.2 278.8 99.5
34 178.3 264.9 91
33 167.8 250.4 84
32 157.7 235.3 78.5
31 148.1 220 74.4
30 139.3 205.3 71.5
29 131.2 191.4 69.3
28 123.9 178.8 67.1
27 116.9 167.5 64.8
26 110.4 157.3 61.9
25 104.3 148.4 58.8
24 98.8 140.6 55.7
23 94 133.8 53
22 89.6 127.3 50.7
21 85.1 120.3 48.8
20 80 111.8 47.2
19 73.7 100.9 45.6
18 66 87.8 43.6
17 57.6 73.4 41.3
16 48.9 59.1 38.3
15 40.9 46.7 34.8
14 33.9 36.7 31
13 28.3 29.3 27.3
12 24 24.2 23.8
11 20.9 20.9 20.9
10 19 19.1 18.8
9 18 18.6 17.5
8 18 19 17
7 19.3 20.8 17.6
6 22.2 24.3 20
5 27.2 29.8 24.5
4 34.5 37.5 31.5
3 44.9 48.1 41.6
2 59.8 63 56.6
1 81 83.8 78.2
0 1,019 1,147 886

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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This chart shows the number of deaths by age up to 100 for 3 cohorts of 100,000 newborns each — male, female, and both combined — illustrating how expected mortality is distributed throughout life.

In Nicaragua, the most probable age of death — the age at which the highest number of deaths occur — is 85 for both sexes combined, 83 for males, and 85 for females. Vertical lines mark the median age of death: 77.6 for men, 81.8 for women, and 79.9 combined, meaning only half of each cohort is expected to live past that age.

Note that this chart does not show rates per 100,000 population, as those would be skewed by age structure and reflect Nicaragua's demographics more than its death rate.

Life expectancy in other countries

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Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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Data sources:

  1. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1950–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  2. World Health Organization (WHO) | Global Health Observatory (2021, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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