Difference in male and female life expectancy in Honduras
Honduras: Difference in male and female life expectancy was 4.96 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
4.96
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
106th
of 229 countries
All-time high
5.45
in 2020
All-time low
0.5619
in 1974
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Difference in male and female life expectancy in Honduras, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for difference in male and female life expectancy in Honduras is 4.96, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, difference in male and female life expectancy in Honduras peaked at 5.45 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.5619, in 1974.
Honduras ranks 106th of 229 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Difference in male and female life expectancy in Honduras, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 2.39 | — |
| 1951 | 2.28 | -4.4% |
| 1952 | 2.22 | -2.8% |
| 1953 | 2.2 | -1.0% |
| 1954 | 2.21 | +0.5% |
| 1955 | 2.18 | -1.5% |
| 1956 | 2.18 | +0.3% |
| 1957 | 2.16 | -1.0% |
| 1958 | 2.15 | -0.6% |
| 1959 | 2.24 | +4.2% |
| 1960 | 2.14 | -4.3% |
| 1961 | 2.12 | -1.0% |
| 1962 | 2.12 | +0.2% |
| 1963 | 2.2 | +3.6% |
| 1964 | 2.25 | +2.2% |
| 1965 | 2.4 | +7.1% |
| 1966 | 2.5 | +4.1% |
| 1967 | 2.49 | -0.4% |
| 1968 | 2.5 | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 2.46 | -1.5% |
| 1970 | 2.53 | +2.8% |
| 1971 | 2.55 | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 2.61 | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 2.21 | -15.4% |
| 1974 | 0.5619 | -74.6% |
| 1975 | 2.67 | +375.9% |
| 1976 | 2.84 | +6.1% |
| 1977 | 2.71 | -4.6% |
| 1978 | 2.73 | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 2.75 | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 2.85 | +3.6% |
| 1981 | 3.12 | +9.5% |
| 1982 | 3.5 | +12.2% |
| 1983 | 4 | +14.3% |
| 1984 | 3.9 | -2.5% |
| 1985 | 3.57 | -8.3% |
| 1986 | 3.51 | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 3.5 | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 3.49 | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 3.45 | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 3.48 | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 3.44 | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 3.54 | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 3.74 | +5.6% |
| 1994 | 3.75 | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 3.74 | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 3.76 | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 3.76 | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 1.32 | -65.0% |
| 1999 | 3.85 | +192.3% |
| 2000 | 3.88 | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 3.92 | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 3.93 | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 4.01 | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 4.05 | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 4.08 | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 4.2 | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 4.21 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 4.24 | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 4.25 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 4.33 | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 4.44 | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 4.48 | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 4.54 | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 4.59 | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 4.62 | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 4.69 | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 4.79 | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 4.84 | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 4.86 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 5.45 | +12.2% |
| 2021 | 4.99 | -8.6% |
| 2022 | 4.97 | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 4.96 | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.22 | 2.15 | 2.39 | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.32 | 2.12 | 2.5 | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.42 | 0.5619 | 2.84 | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.49 | 2.85 | 4 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.44 | 1.32 | 3.85 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.08 | 3.88 | 4.25 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.62 | 4.33 | 4.86 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.09 | 4.96 | 5.45 | 4 |
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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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,052 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 521 (2100)
- Population ages 15-64, male, annual growth rate 2.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per capita 0.3284 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate 2.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per capita 0.652 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is difference in male and female life expectancy in Honduras?
- Difference in male and female life expectancy in Honduras was 4.96 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest difference in male and female life expectancy recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 5.45 in 2020.
- What is the lowest difference in male and female life expectancy recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5619 in 1974.
- How does Honduras rank for difference in male and female life expectancy?
- Honduras ranks 106th out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
- Is difference in male and female life expectancy rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Honduras data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Difference in male and female life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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