Homicide rate by age of the victim in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Homicide rate by age of the victim was 3.42 deaths per 100,000 people in 2022. ▼ Falling
Homicide rate by age of the victim in Nicaragua, 2005–2022
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for homicide rate by age of the victim in Nicaragua is 3.42 deaths per 100,000 people, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of down 21.2% on the previous year and down 51.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate by age of the victim in Nicaragua peaked at 10.5 deaths per 100,000 people in 2005 and was at its lowest, 3.42 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2022.
Nicaragua ranks 30th of 111 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Homicide rate by age of the victim in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 10.5 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2006 | 6.86 deaths per 100,000 people | -34.7% |
| 2007 | 8.37 deaths per 100,000 people | +22.1% |
| 2008 | 9.9 deaths per 100,000 people | +18.2% |
| 2009 | 8.63 deaths per 100,000 people | -12.8% |
| 2010 | 6.06 deaths per 100,000 people | -29.8% |
| 2011 | 6.79 deaths per 100,000 people | +12.1% |
| 2012 | 7.02 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 6.27 deaths per 100,000 people | -10.7% |
| 2014 | 6.69 deaths per 100,000 people | +6.7% |
| 2015 | 3.95 deaths per 100,000 people | -40.9% |
| 2016 | 5.25 deaths per 100,000 people | +32.8% |
| 2017 | 4.95 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.7% |
| 2018 | 8.68 deaths per 100,000 people | +75.3% |
| 2019 | 4.66 deaths per 100,000 people | -46.3% |
| 2020 | 5.31 deaths per 100,000 people | +14.0% |
| 2021 | 4.34 deaths per 100,000 people | -18.3% |
| 2022 | 3.42 deaths per 100,000 people | -21.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.85 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.86 deaths per 100,000 people | 10.5 deaths per 100,000 people | 5 |
| 2010s | 6.03 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.95 deaths per 100,000 people | 8.68 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.36 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.42 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.31 deaths per 100,000 people | 3 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
- 27 Russian Federation 4.98 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 28 Chile 4.19 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 29 French Guiana 4.11 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 31 Peru 3.41 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 32 Ukraine 3.38 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 33 Belarus 3.22 deaths per 100,000 people compare
More social development data for Nicaragua
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 311 (2023)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 35,341 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 7 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.005 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 35,341 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person (2023)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate by age of the victim in Nicaragua?
- Homicide rate by age of the victim in Nicaragua was 3.42 deaths per 100,000 people in 2022, according to WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicide rate by age of the victim recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 10.5 deaths per 100,000 people in 2005.
- What is the lowest homicide rate by age of the victim recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.42 deaths per 100,000 people in 2022.
- How does Nicaragua rank for homicide rate by age of the victim?
- Nicaragua ranks 30th out of 111 countries with data for 2022.
- Is homicide rate by age of the victim rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Homicide rate by age of the victim. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual number of deaths from homicides, per 100,000 people within the same age-group.