Death rate from falls in Honduras
Honduras: Death rate from falls was 2.44 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising
Death rate from falls 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, death rate from falls in Honduras stood at 2.44 deaths per 100,000 people.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.6% on the previous year and up 17.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rate from falls in Honduras peaked at 3.64 deaths per 100,000 people in 2015 and was at its lowest, 2.07 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2004.
Honduras ranks 165th 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.
Death rate from falls in Honduras, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.09 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 2.09 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 2.09 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 2.11 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 2.07 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 2.14 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 2.13 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 2.15 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 2.11 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 2.08 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 2.07 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 2.07 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 3.15 deaths per 100,000 people | +52.2% |
| 2013 | 3.15 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 3.29 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 3.64 deaths per 100,000 people | +10.6% |
| 2016 | 2.36 deaths per 100,000 people | -35.2% |
| 2017 | 2.43 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 2.45 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 2.5 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 2.53 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 2.44 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.6% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 2.44 deaths per 100,000 people is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.86 deaths per 100,000 people, 50% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 2.44 deaths per 100,000 people is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.64 deaths per 100,000 people, 67% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Death rate from falls 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +52.2% | 2.07 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.15 deaths per 100,000 people |
| 2016 | -35.2% | 3.64 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.36 deaths per 100,000 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.11 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.07 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.15 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.71 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.07 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.64 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.48 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.44 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.53 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
- 162 Ecuador 2.55 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 163 Iran 2.51 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 164 Dominican Republic 2.5 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 166 Bangladesh 2.38 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 167 Costa Rica 2.34 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 168 Moldova 2.21 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 168 United Arab Emirates 2.21 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 death rate from falls in Honduras?
- Death rate from falls in Honduras was 2.44 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 death rate from falls recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 3.64 deaths per 100,000 people in 2015.
- What is the lowest death rate from falls recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.07 deaths per 100,000 people in 2004.
- How does Honduras rank for death rate from falls?
- Honduras ranks 165th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is death rate from falls rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.9%. 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 Death rate from falls. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths from falls in both sexes, per 100,000 people.