Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Honduras
Honduras: Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year was 0.6109 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
0.6109 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
up 13.3%
World rank
160th
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.6109 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
All-time low
0.437 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2007
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Honduras, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
In 2021, crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Honduras stood at 0.6109 deaths per 100,000 people. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 13.3% on the previous year and up 34.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Honduras peaked at 0.6109 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.437 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2007.
Honduras ranks 160th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Honduras, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.4815 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 0.4735 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 0.4658 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.4604 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.4541 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.4473 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.4418 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.437 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.4372 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.4385 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.4458 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 0.4538 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.5221 deaths per 100,000 people | +15.0% |
| 2013 | 0.5152 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.5161 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.5239 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.47 deaths per 100,000 people | -10.3% |
| 2017 | 0.4718 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.4795 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.484 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.539 deaths per 100,000 people | +11.4% |
| 2021 | 0.6109 deaths per 100,000 people | +13.3% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 0.6109 deaths per 100,000 people is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.7062 deaths per 100,000 people, 86% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 0.6109 deaths per 100,000 people is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.8577 deaths per 100,000 people, 71% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4537 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.437 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4815 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4882 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4458 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5239 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.575 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.539 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6109 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
- 157 Dominican Republic 0.6281 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 158 Tonga 0.6185 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 159 Korea 0.613 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 161 Israel 0.5992 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 162 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.597 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 163 Yemen 0.595 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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)
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Honduras?
- Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Honduras was 0.6109 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6109 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
- What is the lowest crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.437 deaths per 100,000 people in 2007.
- How does Honduras rank for crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year?
- Honduras ranks 160th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Honduras data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths from all causes in both sexes, per 100,000 people.