Nicaragua Health

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Major Cause of Death Major Risk Factors of Death Cancer Analysis Tables (Appendix)

Causes of death across Nicaragua are changing because of Population Increase, Life Expectancy rise and Living Standard.On this below article we provide graphical representation of major causes of death in Nicaragua.

Highlights of Nicaragua BMI and Diet Compositions

Comprehensive data on food supply and consumption is published by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). Data was analyzed by The Global Graph and is published in these below Highlights, Graphs and Tables (Data Quality & definitions)

As per United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO), average person in Nicaragua gets their caloric supply from :

Carbohydrates : 93.83%93.83%
Fat : 29.70%29.70%
Plant protein : 10.14%10.14%
Animal protein : 4.44%4.44%

38.12% increase in caloric supply : Currently Nicaragua gets 2638/kilocalories per person per day worth of caloric supply when compared to 1910/kilocalories per person per day in Year 1961
Cereals & Grains, Sugar and Oils & Fats are three major diet compositions in Nicaragua
Maize, Rice and Wheat are three major Cereal preferences in Nicaragua
National and World Health Organization (WHO) recommendations on vegetable intake is to range between 200-250g per day and in Nicaragua average intake is 39.15 grams
Apples, Pineapples and Oranges & Mandarines are three major Fruit Types Intake in Nicaragua
National and World Health Organization (WHO) typically set a guideline of 200g Fruit Intake per day and in Nicaragua average Fruit intake is 107.07grams
In Nicaragua, average male height is in the decreasing trend and female height is in increasing trend
54.80% of population is suffering from obesity and this trend is continously increasing from last few years
Average Male BMI in Nicaragua is in the range of obese and Average Female BMI is in range of obese (BMI = Body Mass Index - The WHO define a BMI <=18.5 as 'underweight'; 18.5 to 25 as 'normal/healthy'; 25.0 to 30.0 as 'obese')

Breakdown of the average per capita intake of cereals by specific cereal-based commodity types, measured in kilocalories per person per day. This figure measures the primary equivalent of all food products derived from a given commodity (e.g. "wheat" represents the primary equivalent of its derived products). Data refers to cereal food supply at the consumer level but does not account for consumer wastage in

Cereal Preferences in Nicaragua
Rank	Cereals	kcal/capita/day
1	Maize	643
2	Rice	403
3	Wheat	221
4	Sorghum	13
5	Oats	10
6	Rye	0

This below table shows the Diet Compositions (Average per capita dietary energy supply by commodity groups, measured in kilocalories per person per day) in Nicaragua

Diet Compositions in Nicaragua
Rank	Type	kilocalories per person per day
1	Cereals & Grains	1290
2	Sugar	396
3	Oils & Fats	294
4	Pulses	198
5	Dairy & Eggs	156
6	Meat	141
7	Starchy Roots	51
8	Fruits & Vegetables	45
9	Alcoholic Beverages	35
10	Other	32

Major Cause of Death

Cardiovascular diseases was a major cause of death in Nicaragua with 6573 registered deaths (in year 2016) i.e. 26% of total deaths. Overall Cardiovascular diseases, Diabetes, blood and endocrine disease and Cancers were the highest types of death causes in Nicaragua.

Major Cause of Death in Nicaragua

We see the maximum number of deaths is seen in age group 70+ with 11217 deaths (year 2016).
33.64% kids below age 5 years die because of Neonatal disorders.
Cancers, Road accidents and Diabetes, blood, and endocrine diseases are the major cause of death in kids aged 5 - 14 years.
Diabetes, blood, and endocrine diseases, Cancers and Homicide are the major cause of death in people aged 14 - 49 years.
Diabetes, blood, and endocrine diseases, Cardiovascular diseases and Cancers are the major cause of death in people aged over 50 years.
Overall, it's observed that 23% of people aging over 50 years die because of Diabetes, blood, and endocrine diseases.

Read more about Cardiovascular diseases

Major Cause of Deaths in Nicaragua (and it's count)

Number of Deaths in Nicaragua - Age wise (only due to Major diseases)

Major Risk Factors of Death

Three Major factors of death in Nicaragua are High blood pressure, High body-mass index (obesity) and High blood sugar. Every year around 142 people die due to High blood pressure.
Low birth weight and Child wasting are the major risk factor of kids death aging under 5 years.
Household air pollution and Unsafe water source are the major risk factors of death of people aging between 5 to 14 years.
Alcohol use, High body-mass index (obesity) and High blood pressure are the death risk factors of people aging between 15 to 49 years.
High body-mass index (obesity), High blood sugar and High blood pressure are the major death risk factors of people aging between 50 to 69 years.
High blood pressure is the major death risk factors for people aging more than 70 years.

Cancer Analysis

0.24% of Nicaragua population was suffering from cancer i.e. 9332 people (average of years 2011-2016). Highest number of cancer patients deaths were recorded due to Stomach cancer (Count : 388) and Cervical cancer was also concerning with 327 deaths in a year. In last few years it has been observed that, people suffering from Esophageal cancer have 0% of survival chance.Nicaragua was really successful in diagnosing Uterine cancer where 91% of people were cured.Highest number of cancer patients i.e. 3499 people were of age group 50-69 year olds.In 2016, 605 were suffering from Stomach cancer out of which 388 people were dead. This means 64.13% death rate of people suffering from Stomach cancer. This below data represents major cancer types in Nicaragua and number of deaths due to particular cancer types :

Highlights of Cancer in Nicaragua :

0.24 % of Nicaragua population is suffering from cancer
Highest number of deaths were registered due to Stomach cancer
Uterine cancer was most cured cancer in Nicaragua
Stomach cancer got lowest survival rate

Major Risk Factors of Death (count) in Nicaragua

Tables (Appendix)

**Major Cause of Deaths in Nicaragua (and it's count)**
Cause of Death	Number of Deaths	% of Total Deaths
Dementia	1390	5.55%
Cardiovascular diseases	6573	26.23%
Kidney disease	2345	9.36%
Respiratory disease	968	3.86%
Liver disease	1225	4.89%
Diabetes, blood and endocrine disease	3918	15.63%
Digestive disease	482	1.92%
Hepatitis	18	0.07%
Cancers	3233	12.9%
Parkinson's disease	77	0.31%
Fire	32	0.13%
Malaria	3	0.01%
Drowning	197	0.79%
Homicide	629	2.51%
HIV/AIDS	86	0.34%
Drug disorder	26	0.1%
Tuberculosis	156	0.62%
Road incidents	736	2.94%
Maternal deaths	75	0.3%
Neonatal deaths	623	2.49%
Alcohol disorder	336	1.34%
Natural disasters	0	0%
Diarrheal diseases	231	0.92%
Homicide	629	2.51%
Road incidents	736	2.94%
Lower respiratory infections	830.569379203	3.31%
Respiratory disease	968	3.86%
Liver disease	1225	4.89%
Dementia	1390	5.55%
Kidney disease	2345	9.36%
Cancers	3233	12.9%
Diabetes, blood and endocrine disease	3918	15.63%
Cardiovascular diseases	6573	26.23%

**Nicaragua - Cause of Death in Age : Under 5 years**
Cause Type	Number of Deaths	% of Total Deaths
Homicide	10	0.54%
Congenital birth defects	70	3.78%
Lower respiratory infections	71	3.83%
Neonatal infections	0	0%
Diarrheal diseases	0	0%
Nutritional deficiencies	117	6.32%
Protein-energy malnutrition	0	0%
Cancers	623	33.64%
Diabetes, blood and endocrine disease	18	0.97%
Road accidents	2	0.11%
Digestive diseases	0	0%
Cardiovascular disease	14	0.76%
Drowning	0	0%
Kidney disease	4	0.22%
Homicide	33	1.78%
Liver disease	3	0.16%
Fire	16	0.86%
Hepatitis	26	1.4%
Tuberculosis	4	0.22%
Malaria	12	0.65%
Heat-related deaths (hot or cold exposure)	14	0.76%
HIV/AIDS	358	19.33%
Drug use disorders	309	16.68%
Measles	0	0%
Natural disasters	148	7.99%

**Nicaragua - Cause of Death in Age : 5 - 14 years**
Cause Type	Number of Deaths	% of Total Deaths
Suicide	14	5.2%
Homicide	16	5.95%
Nutritional deficiencies	7	2.6%
Protein-energy malnutrition	6	2.23%
Natural disasters	0	0%
Heat-related deaths (hot or cold exposure)	0	0%
Diarrheal diseases	7	2.6%
Road accidents	38	14.13%
Tuberculosis	2	0.74%
HIV/AIDS	0	0%
Drowning	21	7.81%
Malaria	0	0%
Fire	2	0.74%
Cancers	65	24.16%
Hepatitis	2	0.74%
Digestive diseases	7	2.6%
Diabetes, blood, and endocrine diseases	25	9.29%
Liver disease	5	1.86%
Respiratory disease	4	1.49%
Kidney disease	13	4.83%
Cardiovascular disease	12	4.46%
Lower respiratory infections	23	8.55%

**Nicaragua - Cause of Death in Age : 15 - 49 years**
Cause Type	Number of Deaths	% of Total Deaths
Suicide	360	7.64%
Homicide	513	10.88%
Nutritional deficiencies	15	0.32%
Protein-energy malnutrition	13	0.28%
Natural disasters	0	0%
Heat-related deaths (hot or cold exposure)	3	0.06%
Diarrheal diseases	19	0.4%
Road accidents	475	10.08%
Tuberculosis	55	1.17%
HIV/AIDS	79	1.68%
Drowning	126	2.67%
Malaria	2	0.04%
Fire	10	0.21%
Cancers	634	13.45%
Hepatitis	6	0.13%
Digestive diseases	81	1.72%
Diabetes, blood, and endocrine diseases	647	13.73%
Liver disease	399	8.46%
Respiratory disease	46	0.98%
Kidney disease	460	9.76%
Cardiovascular disease	480	10.18%
Drug disorder	18	0.38%
Alcohol disorder	175	3.71%
Parkinson's disease	1	0.02%
Dementia	2	0.04%
Lower respiratory infections	95	2.02%

**Nicaragua - Cause of Death in Age : 50 - 69 years**
Cause Type	Number of Deaths	% of Total Deaths
Suicide	59	0.89%
Homicide	74	1.11%
Nutritional deficiencies	14	0.21%
Protein-energy malnutrition	14	0.21%
Natural disasters	0	0%
Heat-related deaths (hot or cold exposure)	2	0.03%
Diarrheal diseases	24	0.36%
Road accidents	128	1.92%
Tuberculosis	51	0.77%
HIV/AIDS	6	0.09%
Drowning	26	0.39%
Malaria	1	0.02%
Fire	5	0.08%
Cancers	1174	17.64%
Hepatitis	5	0.08%
Digestive diseases	123	1.85%
Diabetes, blood, and endocrine diseases	1550	23.29%
Liver disease	511	7.68%
Respiratory disease	164	2.46%
Kidney disease	942	14.16%
Cardiovascular diseases	1456	21.88%
Dementia	77	1.16%
Parkinson's disease	8	0.12%
Drug disorder	4	0.06%
Alcohol disorder	123	1.85%
Lower respiratory infections	113	1.7%

**Nicaragua - Cause of Death in Age : 70 + years**
Cause Type	Number of Deaths	% of Total Deaths
Suicide	17	0.14%
Homicide	15	0.13%
Nutritional deficiencies	60	0.5%
Protein-energy malnutrition	59	0.5%
Natural disasters	0	0%
Heat-related deaths (hot or cold exposure)	1	0.01%
Diarrheal diseases	63	0.53%
Road accidents	77	0.65%
Tuberculosis	46	0.39%
HIV/AIDS	0	0%
Drowning	10	0.08%
Malaria	0	0%
Fire	11	0.09%
Cancers	1327	11.14%
Hepatitis	3	0.03%
Digestive diseases	256	2.15%
Diabetes, blood, and endocrine diseases	1671	14.03%
Liver disease	305	2.56%
Respiratory disease	744	6.25%
Kidney disease	918	7.71%
Cardiovascular disease	4611	38.73%
Parkinson's disease	69	0.58%
Dementia	1311	11.01%
Drug use disorders	4	0.03%
Alcohol use disorders	38	0.32%
Lower respiratory infections	291	2.44%

**Major Risk Factors of Death (count) in Nicaragua**
Major Risk Factors	Number of Deaths	% of Total Deaths
Unsafe water source	142	0.57%
Poor sanitation	117	0.47%
No access to handwashing facility	86	0.34%
Household air pollution	1064	4.27%
Outdoor air pollution	1017	4.08%
Non-exclusive breastfeeding	66	0.26%
Discontinued breastfeeding	5	0.02%
Child wasting	227	0.91%
Child stunting	32	0.13%
Low birth weight	325	1.3%
Secondhand smoke	351	1.41%
Alcohol use	1804	7.23%
Drug use	477	1.91%
Diet low in fruits	981	3.93%
Diet low in vegetables	1016	4.07%
Unsafe sex	413	1.66%
Low physical activity	493	1.98%
High blood sugar	4180	16.76%
High cholesterol	1708	6.85%
High body-mass index (obesity)	4338	17.39%
High blood pressure	5041	20.21%
Smoking	864	3.46%
Iron deficiency	5	0.02%
Zinc deficiency	6	0.02%
Vitamin-A deficiency	2	0.01%
Low bone mineral density	179	0.72%

**Nicaragua - Risk of Death in Age : Under 5 years**
Risk Type	Number of Deaths	% of Total Deaths
Discontinued breastfeeding	5	0.5%
Non-exclusive breastfeeding	66	6.66%
Child stunting	32	3.23%
Low birth weight	325	32.8%
Drug use	0	0%
No access to handwashing facility	38	3.83%
Secondhand smoke	26	2.62%
Poor sanitation	59	5.95%
Unsafe water source	72	7.27%
Household air pollution	81	8.17%
Outdoor air pollution	58	5.85%
High body-mass index (obesity)	1	0.1%
High blood pressure	0	0%
High blood sugar	1	0.1%
Child wasting	227	22.91%
Iron deficiency	0	0%

**Nicaragua - Risk of Death in Age : 5 - 14 years**
Risk Type	Number of Deaths	% of Total Deaths
Drug use	0	0%
Alcohol use	1	3.33%
No access to handwashing facility	2	6.67%
Unsafe water source	4	13.33%
Unsafe sex	0	0%
Iron deficiency	4	13.33%
Secondhand smoke	2	6.67%
Household air pollution	6	20%
Outdoor air pollution	4	13.33%
High body-mass index (obesity)	0	0%
High blood sugar	3	10%
High blood pressure	0	0%
Poor sanitation	4	13.33%
Iron deficiency	0	0%

**Nicaragua - Risk of Death in Age : 15 - 49 years**
Risk Type	Number of Deaths	% of Total Deaths
Iron deficiency	4	0.12%
Low bone mineral density	9	0.27%
Drug use	211	6.3%
Alcohol use	706	21.07%
No access to handwashing facility	8	0.24%
Unsafe water source	12	0.36%
Poor sanitation	10	0.3%
Smoking	144	4.3%
Secondhand smoke	29	0.87%
Low physical activity	23	0.69%
Diet low in fruits	141	4.21%
Diet low in vegetables	119	3.55%
Unsafe sex	190	5.67%
High body-mass index (obesity)	575	17.16%
Household air pollution	112	3.34%
Outdoor air pollution	106	3.16%
High total cholesterol	169	5.04%
High blood pressure	399	11.91%
High blood sugar	384	11.46%

**Nicaragua - Risk of Death in Age : 50 - 69 years**
Risk Type	Number of Deaths	% of Total Deaths
Iron deficiency	0	0%
Low bone mineral density	26	0.32%
Drug use	203	2.52%
Alcohol use	657	8.17%
No access to handwashing facility	10	0.12%
Poor sanitation	12	0.15%
Unsafe sex	142	1.77%
Smoking	370	4.6%
Secondhand smoke	96	1.19%
Unsafe water source	15	0.19%
Diet low in vegetables	291	3.62%
Diet low in fruits	343	4.27%
Low physical activity	95	1.18%
Outdoor air pollution	271	3.37%
Household air pollution	275	3.42%
High body-mass index (obesity)	1806	22.46%
High blood sugar	1511	18.79%
High total cholesterol	455	5.66%
High blood pressure	1462	18.18%

**Nicaragua - Risk of Death in Age : 70+ years**
Risk Type	Number of Deaths	% of Total Deaths
Iron deficiency	0	0%
Low bone mineral density	144	1.15%
Drug use	64	0.51%
Alcohol use	442	3.53%
Smoking	350	2.79%
Secondhand smoke	199	1.59%
Household air pollution	590	4.71%
Outdoor air pollution	578	4.61%
No access to handwashing facility	27	0.22%
Poor sanitation	32	0.26%
Unsafe water source	39	0.31%
Unsafe sex	82	0.65%
Low physical activity	375	2.99%
Diet low in vegetables	606	4.84%
Diet low in fruits	497	3.97%
High cholesterol	1084	8.65%
High blood pressure	3179	25.38%
High blood sugar	2282	18.22%
High body-mass index (obesity)	1957	15.62%

**Nicaragua - Number of Deaths by Cancer Type**
Cancer Type	Number of Deaths	% of Total Deaths
Liver cancer	Patients : 325 \| Deaths : 118	36.31%
Breast cancer	Patients : 1935 \| Deaths : 207	10.7%
Larynx cancer	Patients : 123 \| Deaths : 35	28.46%
Kidney cancer	Patients : 462 \| Deaths : 49	10.61%
Thyroid cancer	Patients : 216 \| Deaths : 22	10.19%
Ovarian cancer	Patients : 309 \| Deaths : 59	19.09%
Stomach cancer	Patients : 605 \| Deaths : 388	64.13%
Uterine cancer	Patients : 275 \| Deaths : 26	9.45%
Bladder cancer	Patients : 177 \| Deaths : 33	18.64%
Cervical cancer	Patients : 2420 \| Deaths : 327	13.51%
Prostate cancer	Patients : 1753 \| Deaths : 267	15.23%
Testicular cancer	Patients : 100 \| Deaths : 10	10%
Pancreatic cancer	Patients : 135 \| Deaths : 96	71.11%
Esophageal cancer	Patients : 34 \| Deaths : 34	100%
Nasopharynx cancer	Patients : 66 \| Deaths : 12	18.18%
Colon & rectum cancer	Patients : 1149 \| Deaths : 254	22.11%
Non-melanoma skin cancer	Patients : 312 \| Deaths : 35	11.22%
Lip & oral cancer	Patients : 196 \| Deaths : 28	14.29%
Brain & nervous system cancer	Patients : 300 \| Deaths : 119	39.67%
Tracheal, bronchus, and lung cancer	Patients : 267 \| Deaths : 88	32.96%
Gallbladder & biliary tract cancer	Patients : 64 \| Deaths : 14	21.88%

**Nicaragua - Number of Deaths due to Cancer - Age Wise**
Age	Number of Deaths	% of Total Deaths
Under-5s	121	1.3%
5-14 year olds	129	1.38%
15-49 year olds	2323	24.89%
50-69 year olds	3499	37.49%
70+ year olds	3260	34.93%

Source :
http://www.gapminder.org/data/documentation/gd004/
http://siteresources.worldbank.org/INTWDRS/Resources/477365-1327525347307/8392086-1327528510568/WDR09_bookweb_1.pdf