Child mortality line chart by sex in Honduras
Honduras: Child mortality line chart by sex was 1.34 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Child mortality line chart by sex in Honduras, 1956–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for child mortality line chart by sex in Honduras is 1.34, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 69 years on record.
The figure is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 28.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child mortality line chart by sex in Honduras peaked at 22.36 in 1956 and was at its lowest, 1.34, in 2024.
Honduras ranks 99th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Child mortality line chart by sex in Honduras, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1956 | 22.36 | — |
| 1957 | 21.6 | -3.4% |
| 1958 | 20.88 | -3.4% |
| 1959 | 20.18 | -3.3% |
| 1960 | 19.51 | -3.3% |
| 1961 | 18.85 | -3.4% |
| 1962 | 18.22 | -3.4% |
| 1963 | 17.61 | -3.3% |
| 1964 | 17.01 | -3.4% |
| 1965 | 16.42 | -3.5% |
| 1966 | 15.83 | -3.6% |
| 1967 | 15.25 | -3.7% |
| 1968 | 14.69 | -3.7% |
| 1969 | 14.13 | -3.8% |
| 1970 | 13.57 | -4.0% |
| 1971 | 13.04 | -3.9% |
| 1972 | 12.51 | -4.0% |
| 1973 | 12 | -4.1% |
| 1974 | 14.06 | +17.1% |
| 1975 | 11 | -21.8% |
| 1976 | 10.51 | -4.4% |
| 1977 | 10.03 | -4.5% |
| 1978 | 9.57 | -4.6% |
| 1979 | 9.13 | -4.6% |
| 1980 | 8.71 | -4.6% |
| 1981 | 8.3 | -4.7% |
| 1982 | 7.89 | -4.9% |
| 1983 | 7.51 | -4.9% |
| 1984 | 7.14 | -4.9% |
| 1985 | 6.78 | -5.0% |
| 1986 | 6.45 | -4.9% |
| 1987 | 6.14 | -4.9% |
| 1988 | 5.83 | -4.9% |
| 1989 | 5.55 | -4.9% |
| 1990 | 5.28 | -4.8% |
| 1991 | 5.03 | -4.7% |
| 1992 | 4.81 | -4.5% |
| 1993 | 4.59 | -4.5% |
| 1994 | 4.39 | -4.5% |
| 1995 | 4.2 | -4.3% |
| 1996 | 4.02 | -4.3% |
| 1997 | 3.85 | -4.3% |
| 1998 | 6.16 | +60.1% |
| 1999 | 3.51 | -43.0% |
| 2000 | 3.35 | -4.4% |
| 2001 | 3.2 | -4.7% |
| 2002 | 3.05 | -4.5% |
| 2003 | 2.92 | -4.4% |
| 2004 | 2.79 | -4.6% |
| 2005 | 2.66 | -4.4% |
| 2006 | 2.55 | -4.2% |
| 2007 | 2.44 | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 2.35 | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 2.26 | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 2.17 | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 2.09 | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 2.02 | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 1.95 | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 1.88 | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 1.81 | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 1.75 | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 1.68 | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 1.63 | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 1.57 | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 1.52 | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 1.47 | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 1.42 | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 1.38 | -3.3% |
| 2024 | 1.34 | -3.0% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 1.34 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.3, 40% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 1.34 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.22, 1.1× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Child mortality line chart by sex in Honduras changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +60.1% | 3.85 | 6.16 |
| 1999 | -43.0% | 6.16 | 3.51 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 21.26 | 20.18 | 22.36 | 4 |
| 1960s | 16.75 | 14.13 | 19.51 | 10 |
| 1970s | 11.54 | 9.13 | 14.06 | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.03 | 5.55 | 8.71 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.58 | 3.51 | 6.16 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.76 | 2.26 | 3.35 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.86 | 1.57 | 2.17 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.43 | 1.34 | 1.52 | 5 |
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More health data for Honduras
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.51 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7082 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 521 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.3993 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0509 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.3974 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0534 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child mortality line chart by sex in Honduras?
- Child mortality line chart by sex in Honduras was 1.34 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child mortality line chart by sex recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 22.36 in 1956.
- What is the lowest child mortality line chart by sex recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.34 in 2024.
- How does Honduras rank for child mortality line chart by sex?
- Honduras ranks 99th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child mortality line chart by sex rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Honduras data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality line chart by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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