Nicaragua: Access to drinking water, rural
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| Nicaragua |
Percent rural population with access to drinking water |
|---|---|
| Latest value | 38.5 |
| Year | 2020 |
| Measure | percent |
| Data availability | 2000 - 2020 |
| Average | 32.1 |
| Min - Max | 25.8 - 38.7 |
| Source | WHO/UNICEF |
The latest value from 2020 is 38.5 percent, unchanged from 38.5 percent in 2019. In comparison, the world average is 44.0 percent, based on data from 75 countries. Historically, the average for Nicaragua from 2000 to 2020 is 32.1 percent. The minimum value, 25.8 percent, was reached in 2006 while the maximum of 38.7 percent was recorded in 2014.
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Definition: The percentage of people using drinking water from an improved source that is accessible on premises, available when needed and free from faecal and priority chemical contamination. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Health spending per capita | 161.20 | 2020 | U.S. dollars |
| Health spending as percent of GDP | 8.63 | 2020 | percent |
| Life expectancy | 74.61 | 2022 | years |
| Life expectancy, female | 77.56 | 2022 | years |
| Life expectancy, male | 71.61 | 2022 | years |
| Birth rate | 20.51 | 2021 | births per 1000 people |
| Death rate | 4.66 | 2022 | deaths per 1000 people |
| Fertility rate | 2.28 | 2022 | births per woman |
| HIV infections | 0.30 | 2022 | percent |
| Tuberculosis | 43.00 | 2022 | cases per 100,000 people |
| Diabetes prevalence | 9.30 | 2021 | percent |
| Prevalence of anemia among children | 20.90 | 2019 | percent |
| Prevalence of undernourishment | 17.80 | 2021 | percent |
| Access to drinking water, rural | 38.5 | 2020 | percent |
| Access to drinking water, urban | 67.3 | 2020 | percent |
| Suicides | 4.40 | 2019 | suicides per 100,000 people |
| DPT immunization rate | 92 | 2022 | percent |
| Hepatitis B immunization rate | 92 | 2022 | percent |
| Measles immunization rate | 93 | 2022 | percent |
| Traffic accident deaths | 16.90 | 2019 | deaths per 100,000 people |