What is child mortality rate in Honduras?

Child mortality rate in Honduras was 1.5 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest child mortality rate recorded in Honduras?

The highest recorded value was 23.58 deaths per 100 live births in 1956.

What is the lowest child mortality rate recorded in Honduras?

The lowest recorded value was 1.5 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Honduras rank for child mortality rate?

Honduras ranks 99th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.

Is child mortality rate 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 Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Child mortality rate in Honduras

Name: Child mortality rate in Honduras
Creator: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Honduras: Child mortality rate was 1.5 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

1.5 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 3.2%

World rank

99th

of 200 countries

All-time high

23.58 deaths per 100 live births

in 1956

All-time low

1.5 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1956–2024

Child mortality rate in Honduras, 1956–2024

Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.

Analysis

In 2024, child mortality rate in Honduras stood at 1.5 deaths per 100 live births. That is the lowest value across all 69 years on record.

That represents a change of down 3.2% on the previous year and down 28.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, child mortality rate in Honduras peaked at 23.58 deaths per 100 live births in 1956 and was at its lowest, 1.5 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

Honduras ranks 99th of 200 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.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	22.45 deaths per 100 live births	21.34 deaths per 100 live births	23.58 deaths per 100 live births	4
1960s	17.84 deaths per 100 live births	15.15 deaths per 100 live births	20.64 deaths per 100 live births	10
1970s	12.47 deaths per 100 live births	9.96 deaths per 100 live births	14.99 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	7.71 deaths per 100 live births	6.12 deaths per 100 live births	9.51 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	5.04 deaths per 100 live births	3.9 deaths per 100 live births	6.55 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	3.08 deaths per 100 live births	2.54 deaths per 100 live births	3.73 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	2.08 deaths per 100 live births	1.77 deaths per 100 live births	2.44 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	1.6 deaths per 100 live births	1.5 deaths per 100 live births	1.71 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Honduras

97 Mauritius 1.54 deaths per 100 live births compare
98 Panama 1.53 deaths per 100 live births compare
100 Samoa 1.49 deaths per 100 live births compare
101 Brazil 1.42 deaths per 100 live births compare
102 Seychelles 1.4 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 200 places →

More health data for Honduras

Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,052 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
Number of infants who die before age 1 521 deaths (2100)
Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 106,285 (2025)
Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 102,240 (2025)
Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 107,879 (2025)
Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 103,616 (2025)
Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 108,414 (2025)
Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 103,953 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is child mortality rate in Honduras?: Child mortality rate in Honduras was 1.5 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest child mortality rate recorded in Honduras?: The highest recorded value was 23.58 deaths per 100 live births in 1956.
What is the lowest child mortality rate recorded in Honduras?: The lowest recorded value was 1.5 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Honduras rank for child mortality rate?: Honduras ranks 99th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
Is child mortality rate 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 Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Child mortality rate
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 200 places, 16,161 data points, 1751–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The long-run estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.