Latest items for Nicaragua
Nov. 13, 2025, 10:04 p.m.
Countries: Nicaragua
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"Abortion is illegal under all circumstances, and women can face prison sentences along with healthcare providers who perform the procedure" (Para 19).
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"Abortion is illegal under all circumstances, and women can face prison sentences along with healthcare providers who perform the procedure" (Para 19).
Nov. 8, 2025, 9:29 p.m.
Countries: Nicaragua
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"Persistent problems include a total abortion ban and severe restrictions on freedom of expression and association" (para 5). "Nicaragua has, since 2006, prohibited abortion under all circumstances, even when a pregnancy is life-threatening or results from rape or incest. Those who have abortions face prison sentences up to two years; medical professionals who perform them, up to six years. The ban forces those confronting unwanted pregnancies to seek illegal and unsafe abortions, risking their health and lives" (para 30).
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"Persistent problems include a total abortion ban and severe restrictions on freedom of expression and association" (para 5). "Nicaragua has, since 2006, prohibited abortion under all circumstances, even when a pregnancy is life-threatening or results from rape or incest. Those who have abortions face prison sentences up to two years; medical professionals who perform them, up to six years. The ban forces those confronting unwanted pregnancies to seek illegal and unsafe abortions, risking their health and lives" (para 30).
Nov. 8, 2025, 9:23 p.m.
Countries: Nicaragua
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
The map, titled, "Latin America's Abortion Laws," shows that there is a complete ban on abortion in Nicaragua (para 6). "On November 18, 2006, President Enrique Bolaños signed a law that was passed by Congress that banned abortion under all circumstances in Nicaragua. For 130 years prior to the legislation, abortion was permitted under extraordinary circumstances in the country. The measure was promoted by the country’s powerful Catholic Church and passed in the unicameral Congress with 52 votes in favor, zero in opposition, and 38 in either abstention or absence. Jail sentences for abortion range between six and 30 years" (para 27).
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
The map, titled, "Latin America's Abortion Laws," shows that there is a complete ban on abortion in Nicaragua (para 6). "On November 18, 2006, President Enrique Bolaños signed a law that was passed by Congress that banned abortion under all circumstances in Nicaragua. For 130 years prior to the legislation, abortion was permitted under extraordinary circumstances in the country. The measure was promoted by the country’s powerful Catholic Church and passed in the unicameral Congress with 52 votes in favor, zero in opposition, and 38 in either abstention or absence. Jail sentences for abortion range between six and 30 years" (para 27).
Nov. 8, 2025, 9:12 p.m.
Countries: Nicaragua
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"Abortion is illegal and punishable by imprisonment, even when performed as a life-saving measure or in cases of rape or incest. Medical practitioners and those who get abortions can be punished with eight-year prison sentences" (para 84).
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"Abortion is illegal and punishable by imprisonment, even when performed as a life-saving measure or in cases of rape or incest. Medical practitioners and those who get abortions can be punished with eight-year prison sentences" (para 84).
Nov. 3, 2025, 1:49 p.m.
Countries: Nicaragua
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
The Center for Reproductive Rights states that Nicaragua's laws do not permit abortion in any situation.
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
The Center for Reproductive Rights states that Nicaragua's laws do not permit abortion in any situation.
Sept. 4, 2025, 12:23 p.m.
Countries: Algeria, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Canada, Cape Verde, Chile, Colombia, Comoros, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, East Timor, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kosovo, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Madagascar, Malaysia, Maldives, Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Palestine, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Trinidad/Tobago, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Variables: AFE-SCALE-1
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Variables: AFE-SCALE-1
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June 28, 2025, 5:25 p.m.
Countries: Nicaragua
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"[Abortion is] Illegal for any reason" (Para 16).
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"[Abortion is] Illegal for any reason" (Para 16).
June 24, 2025, 9:07 a.m.
Countries: Nicaragua
Variables: AFE-DATA-1
The gender parity index (GPI) for gross secondary school enrollment (i.e. the ratio of gross enrollment of girls to gross enrollment of boys at the secondary level) is 1.01. This number was found by using the World Bank's data for secondary school gross enrollment for girls and boys. As of 2022, the gross enrollment rate for females is 70% while the gross enrollment rate for males is 69%. (CEC2 - CODER COMMENT).
Variables: AFE-DATA-1
The gender parity index (GPI) for gross secondary school enrollment (i.e. the ratio of gross enrollment of girls to gross enrollment of boys at the secondary level) is 1.01. This number was found by using the World Bank's data for secondary school gross enrollment for girls and boys. As of 2022, the gross enrollment rate for females is 70% while the gross enrollment rate for males is 69%. (CEC2 - CODER COMMENT).
Jan. 9, 2025, 10:28 a.m.
Countries: Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Haiti, Nicaragua
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"Honduras is one of five Latin American countries – along with Haiti, Nicaragua, El Salvador and the Dominican Republic – where abortion is prohibited in all circumstances, even in cases of rape, incest, or when the pregnant woman’s life is at risk" (para 3).
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"Honduras is one of five Latin American countries – along with Haiti, Nicaragua, El Salvador and the Dominican Republic – where abortion is prohibited in all circumstances, even in cases of rape, incest, or when the pregnant woman’s life is at risk" (para 3).
Jan. 9, 2025, 9:36 a.m.
Countries: Dominican Republic, Honduras, Nicaragua
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"Central American neighbors Nicaragua and Honduras, as well as the Dominican Republic in the Caribbean, also impose blanket bans on abortion, including in cases of rape and when the mother's life is at risk" (para 28).
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"Central American neighbors Nicaragua and Honduras, as well as the Dominican Republic in the Caribbean, also impose blanket bans on abortion, including in cases of rape and when the mother's life is at risk" (para 28).
Dec. 31, 2024, 4:46 p.m.
Countries: Algeria, Bolivia, Cambodia, Chad, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Egypt, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Mozambique, Nicaragua, Solomon Islands, South Sudan, Swaziland, Vanuatu, Venezuela
Variables: IRP-SCALE-1
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Variables: IRP-SCALE-1
16
Dec. 6, 2024, 11:26 p.m.
Countries: Nicaragua
Variables: IM-DATA-1
"[D]espite being one of the poorest countries in the Western Hemisphere, it has managed to reduce maternal mortality by 70% and infant mortality rates by 56%" (para 3).
Variables: IM-DATA-1
"[D]espite being one of the poorest countries in the Western Hemisphere, it has managed to reduce maternal mortality by 70% and infant mortality rates by 56%" (para 3).
Dec. 6, 2024, 11:26 p.m.
Countries: Nicaragua
Variables: MMR-PRACTICE-1
"[D]espite being one of the poorest countries in the Western Hemisphere, it has managed to reduce maternal mortality by 70% and infant mortality rates by 56%. Through the country’s universal free health care system, all prenatal, childbirth and post-natal care in Nicaragua is offered countrywide free of charge – c-sections, premature births, neonatal ICU stays and, incredibly, even fetal surgeries are all free. Home births, previously common especially in rural areas, are now nearly unheard-of – 97% of all births are in hospitals. Lay midwives who once attended home births have now been incorporated into the health care system to provide prenatal and in-hospital birth support. In Nicaragua, 25 hospitals...more
Variables: MMR-PRACTICE-1
"[D]espite being one of the poorest countries in the Western Hemisphere, it has managed to reduce maternal mortality by 70% and infant mortality rates by 56%. Through the country’s universal free health care system, all prenatal, childbirth and post-natal care in Nicaragua is offered countrywide free of charge – c-sections, premature births, neonatal ICU stays and, incredibly, even fetal surgeries are all free. Home births, previously common especially in rural areas, are now nearly unheard-of – 97% of all births are in hospitals. Lay midwives who once attended home births have now been incorporated into the health care system to provide prenatal and in-hospital birth support. In Nicaragua, 25 hospitals...more
Dec. 6, 2024, 11:26 p.m.
Countries: Nicaragua
Variables: MMR-DATA-1
"[D]espite being one of the poorest countries in the Western Hemisphere, it has managed to reduce maternal mortality by 70% and infant mortality rates by 56%" (para 3). "Today, Nicaraguans are less likely to die during pregnancy than Idahoans: Nicaragua had 31.4 deaths compared to Idaho’s maternal mortality rate of 40.1 deaths per 100,000 births in 2021, up from 13.6 in 2019" (para 8). "The result of this is that only one pregnant woman has died in Ciudad Sandino over the past three years – nationwide, only 37 women died last year" (para 14).
Variables: MMR-DATA-1
"[D]espite being one of the poorest countries in the Western Hemisphere, it has managed to reduce maternal mortality by 70% and infant mortality rates by 56%" (para 3). "Today, Nicaraguans are less likely to die during pregnancy than Idahoans: Nicaragua had 31.4 deaths compared to Idaho’s maternal mortality rate of 40.1 deaths per 100,000 births in 2021, up from 13.6 in 2019" (para 8). "The result of this is that only one pregnant woman has died in Ciudad Sandino over the past three years – nationwide, only 37 women died last year" (para 14).
Dec. 6, 2024, 11:26 p.m.
Countries: Nicaragua
Variables: CRPLB-PRACTICE-1
"Through the country’s universal free health care system, all prenatal, childbirth and post-natal care in Nicaragua is offered countrywide free of charge – c-sections, premature births, neonatal ICU stays and, incredibly, even fetal surgeries are all free. Home births, previously common especially in rural areas, are now nearly unheard-of – 97% of all births are in hospitals. Lay midwives who once attended home births have now been incorporated into the health care system to provide prenatal and in-hospital birth support. In Nicaragua, 25 hospitals have been built new and 46 remodeled since 2007 to make giving birth in hospital a possibility even for rural families. Respect for Nicaragua’s diverse cultures...more
Variables: CRPLB-PRACTICE-1
"Through the country’s universal free health care system, all prenatal, childbirth and post-natal care in Nicaragua is offered countrywide free of charge – c-sections, premature births, neonatal ICU stays and, incredibly, even fetal surgeries are all free. Home births, previously common especially in rural areas, are now nearly unheard-of – 97% of all births are in hospitals. Lay midwives who once attended home births have now been incorporated into the health care system to provide prenatal and in-hospital birth support. In Nicaragua, 25 hospitals have been built new and 46 remodeled since 2007 to make giving birth in hospital a possibility even for rural families. Respect for Nicaragua’s diverse cultures...more
Aug. 10, 2024, 2:57 a.m.
Countries: Burma/Myanmar, Cambodia, Comoros, Ecuador, Fiji, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Nicaragua, North Korea, Peru, Philippines, Taiwan
Variables: MULTIVAR-SCALE-6
7.0
Variables: MULTIVAR-SCALE-6
7.0
May 23, 2024, 10:23 p.m.
Countries: Nicaragua
Variables: TRAFF-LAW-1
"The Law against Trafficking in Persons of 2015 (Law 896) criminalized sex trafficking and labor trafficking and prescribed penalties ranging from 10 to 15 years’ imprisonment; these penalties were sufficiently stringent and, with respect to sex trafficking, commensurate with penalties prescribed for other serious crimes, such as rape. Inconsistent with the definition of trafficking under international law, the law established the use of force, coercion, or deceit as an aggravating factor rather than an essential element of the crime; the penalties increased to 16 to 18 years’ imprisonment for trafficking offenses involving these factors. The penalty for child trafficking increased to 19 to 20 years’ imprisonment. The law also defined...more
Variables: TRAFF-LAW-1
"The Law against Trafficking in Persons of 2015 (Law 896) criminalized sex trafficking and labor trafficking and prescribed penalties ranging from 10 to 15 years’ imprisonment; these penalties were sufficiently stringent and, with respect to sex trafficking, commensurate with penalties prescribed for other serious crimes, such as rape. Inconsistent with the definition of trafficking under international law, the law established the use of force, coercion, or deceit as an aggravating factor rather than an essential element of the crime; the penalties increased to 16 to 18 years’ imprisonment for trafficking offenses involving these factors. The penalty for child trafficking increased to 19 to 20 years’ imprisonment. The law also defined...more
May 9, 2024, 12:30 p.m.
Countries: Nicaragua
Variables: IRP-LAW-1
Is selling sex criminalised? Selling sex is legal and no associated activities criminalised although sex workers vulnerable to exploitation from police and others because legal situation pushes sex work underground. Is buying sex criminalised? No. Is organising/managing criminalised? Yes - inducement, procurement, promotion or facilitation of any and all paid sexual acts is criminalised.
Variables: IRP-LAW-1
Is selling sex criminalised? Selling sex is legal and no associated activities criminalised although sex workers vulnerable to exploitation from police and others because legal situation pushes sex work underground. Is buying sex criminalised? No. Is organising/managing criminalised? Yes - inducement, procurement, promotion or facilitation of any and all paid sexual acts is criminalised.
March 31, 2024, 3:14 p.m.
Countries: Burma/Myanmar, Cambodia, Chad, China, Cuba, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Iran, Libya, Nicaragua, North Korea, Papua New Guinea, Russia, Somalia, South Sudan, Turkmenistan, Venezuela, Yemen
Variables: TRAFF-SCALE-1
4.0
Variables: TRAFF-SCALE-1
4.0
March 30, 2024, 10:05 p.m.
Countries: Nicaragua
Variables: TRAFF-DATA-1
According to the U.S. State Department's 2023 TIP report, Nicaragua ranks as a Tier 3 country (85).
Variables: TRAFF-DATA-1
According to the U.S. State Department's 2023 TIP report, Nicaragua ranks as a Tier 3 country (85).
Feb. 2, 2024, 6:33 a.m.
Countries: Nicaragua
Variables: DV-DATA-1
According to 2022 data from the WHO's Global Health Observatory, the proportion of ever-partnered women and girls (aged 15-49) in Nicaragua who have been subjected to physical and/or sexual violence by a current or former intimate partner in their lifetime is 23 percent (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Variables: DV-DATA-1
According to 2022 data from the WHO's Global Health Observatory, the proportion of ever-partnered women and girls (aged 15-49) in Nicaragua who have been subjected to physical and/or sexual violence by a current or former intimate partner in their lifetime is 23 percent (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Jan. 24, 2024, 3:24 p.m.
Countries: Algeria, Argentina, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Barbados, Bhutan, Brazil, Brunei, Cape Verde, Colombia, Cuba, Cyprus, Ecuador, El Salvador, Fiji, Guatemala, Honduras, Iraq, Jamaica, Jordan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Libya, Maldives, Mauritius, Mexico, Mongolia, Morocco, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Suriname, Tunisia, Vanuatu
Variables: MMR-SCALE-2
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Variables: MMR-SCALE-2
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Jan. 24, 2024, 3:19 p.m.
Countries: Algeria, Nicaragua, Philippines
Variables: MMR-SCALE-1
78
Variables: MMR-SCALE-1
78
Jan. 24, 2024, 3:15 p.m.
Countries: Albania, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burma/Myanmar, Canada, Cape Verde, Central African Rep, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cote D'Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, D R Congo, Denmark, Dominican Republic, East Timor, Ecuador, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Estonia, Finland, France, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lesotho, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Mauritius, Mexico, Mongolia, Montenegro, Namibia, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Serbia, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Togo, Trinidad/Tobago, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Variables: ERBG-SCALE-1
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Variables: ERBG-SCALE-1
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Jan. 24, 2024, 3:06 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan, Albania, Angola, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Belgium, Belize, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burma/Myanmar, Burundi, Cambodia, Canada, Cape Verde, Central African Rep, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, D R Congo, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, East Timor, Ecuador, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kosovo, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Lesotho, Libya, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Malta, Mauritius, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nicaragua, North Korea, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Rwanda, Senegal, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Somalia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Trinidad/Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Variables: DACH-SCALE-2
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Variables: DACH-SCALE-2
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Jan. 24, 2024, 3:03 p.m.
Countries: Algeria, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belize, Bhutan, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Cape Verde, Colombia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Georgia, Guatemala, Honduras, Hungary, Iran, Iraq, Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lebanon, Libya, Macedonia, Malaysia, Mauritius, Mexico, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Nicaragua, North Korea, Oman, Palestine, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Solomon Islands, Suriname, Syria, Tajikistan, Trinidad/Tobago, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam
Variables: DACH-SCALE-1
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Variables: DACH-SCALE-1
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Jan. 21, 2024, 11:10 a.m.
Countries: Nicaragua
Variables: MMR-DATA-1
According to a 2023 report on global trends in maternal mortality from 2000-2020 published by the WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA, World Bank Group, and UNDESA/Population Division, in 2020 the maternal mortality ratio (per 100,000 live births) in Nicaragua was 78 (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Variables: MMR-DATA-1
According to a 2023 report on global trends in maternal mortality from 2000-2020 published by the WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA, World Bank Group, and UNDESA/Population Division, in 2020 the maternal mortality ratio (per 100,000 live births) in Nicaragua was 78 (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Jan. 20, 2024, 1:37 p.m.
Countries: Nicaragua
Variables: ERBG-DATA-2
According to 2023 World Bank Gender Data collected from the most recent ILO modeled estimates from 2020 onwards, the female laborforce participation rate (as a percentage of the female population ages 15+) in Nicaragua is 49.4% (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Variables: ERBG-DATA-2
According to 2023 World Bank Gender Data collected from the most recent ILO modeled estimates from 2020 onwards, the female laborforce participation rate (as a percentage of the female population ages 15+) in Nicaragua is 49.4% (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Jan. 7, 2024, 3:30 p.m.
Countries: Nicaragua
Variables: DACH-DATA-1
According to the World Bank, as of 2021, life expectancy in Nicaragua is 77 years for women and 71 years for men (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Variables: DACH-DATA-1
According to the World Bank, as of 2021, life expectancy in Nicaragua is 77 years for women and 71 years for men (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Dec. 28, 2023, 2:18 p.m.
Countries: Nicaragua
Variables: DACH-DATA-1
According to 2019 data from the WHO's Global Health Observatory, average life expectancy in Nicaragua is 72.1 years for men and 77.9 years for women (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Variables: DACH-DATA-1
According to 2019 data from the WHO's Global Health Observatory, average life expectancy in Nicaragua is 72.1 years for men and 77.9 years for women (KMM-CODER COMMENT).