Homicides in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Homicides was 232 deaths in 2022. ▼ Falling
Homicides in Nicaragua, 2005–2022
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
The most recent figure for homicides in Nicaragua is 232 deaths, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 20.3% on the previous year and down 44.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicides in Nicaragua peaked at 571 deaths in 2005 and was at its lowest, 232 deaths, in 2022.
Nicaragua ranks 38th of 113 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.
Homicides in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 571 deaths | — |
| 2006 | 378 deaths | -33.8% |
| 2007 | 468 deaths | +23.8% |
| 2008 | 561 deaths | +19.9% |
| 2009 | 496 deaths | -11.6% |
| 2010 | 353 deaths | -28.8% |
| 2011 | 401 deaths | +13.6% |
| 2012 | 420 deaths | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 380 deaths | -9.5% |
| 2014 | 411 deaths | +8.2% |
| 2015 | 246 deaths | -40.1% |
| 2016 | 331 deaths | +34.6% |
| 2017 | 316 deaths | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 561 deaths | +77.5% |
| 2019 | 305 deaths | -45.6% |
| 2020 | 352 deaths | +15.4% |
| 2021 | 291 deaths | -17.3% |
| 2022 | 232 deaths | -20.3% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 232 deaths is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 132 deaths, 1.8× the median. (6 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 232 deaths is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 438 deaths, 53% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 494.8 deaths | 378 deaths | 571 deaths | 5 |
| 2010s | 372.4 deaths | 246 deaths | 561 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 291.67 deaths | 232 deaths | 352 deaths | 3 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
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 homicides in Nicaragua?
- Homicides in Nicaragua was 232 deaths in 2022, according to WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicides recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 571 deaths in 2005.
- What is the lowest homicides recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 232 deaths in 2022.
- How does Nicaragua rank for homicides?
- Nicaragua ranks 38th out of 113 countries with data for 2022.
- Is homicides rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.8%. 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 Homicides. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual number of homicides.