Infant mortality rate - SDG 3.2.1 in Honduras
Honduras: Infant mortality rate - SDG 3.2.1 was 12.75 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Infant mortality rate - SDG 3.2.1 in Honduras, 1956–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Honduras recorded 12.75 for infant mortality rate - sdg 3.2.1 in 2024. 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 27.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant mortality rate - sdg 3.2.1 in Honduras peaked at 158.25 in 1956 and was at its lowest, 12.75, in 2024.
That places Honduras 15th out of 36 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Infant mortality rate - SDG 3.2.1 in Honduras, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1956 | 158.25 | — |
| 1957 | 154.03 | -2.7% |
| 1958 | 149.91 | -2.7% |
| 1959 | 145.71 | -2.8% |
| 1960 | 141.81 | -2.7% |
| 1961 | 138.05 | -2.7% |
| 1962 | 134.39 | -2.7% |
| 1963 | 130.81 | -2.7% |
| 1964 | 127.09 | -2.8% |
| 1965 | 123.54 | -2.8% |
| 1966 | 119.83 | -3.0% |
| 1967 | 116.11 | -3.1% |
| 1968 | 112.46 | -3.1% |
| 1969 | 108.84 | -3.2% |
| 1970 | 105.2 | -3.3% |
| 1971 | 101.63 | -3.4% |
| 1972 | 98.04 | -3.5% |
| 1973 | 94.48 | -3.6% |
| 1974 | 100.64 | +6.5% |
| 1975 | 87.54 | -13.0% |
| 1976 | 84.11 | -3.9% |
| 1977 | 80.71 | -4.0% |
| 1978 | 77.41 | -4.1% |
| 1979 | 74.17 | -4.2% |
| 1980 | 70.94 | -4.4% |
| 1981 | 67.8 | -4.4% |
| 1982 | 64.75 | -4.5% |
| 1983 | 61.8 | -4.6% |
| 1984 | 58.99 | -4.6% |
| 1985 | 56.29 | -4.6% |
| 1986 | 53.74 | -4.5% |
| 1987 | 51.26 | -4.6% |
| 1988 | 48.95 | -4.5% |
| 1989 | 46.73 | -4.5% |
| 1990 | 44.65 | -4.4% |
| 1991 | 42.71 | -4.4% |
| 1992 | 40.89 | -4.2% |
| 1993 | 39.23 | -4.1% |
| 1994 | 37.67 | -4.0% |
| 1995 | 36.19 | -3.9% |
| 1996 | 34.8 | -3.8% |
| 1997 | 33.46 | -3.8% |
| 1998 | 41.48 | +24.0% |
| 1999 | 30.88 | -25.6% |
| 2000 | 29.62 | -4.1% |
| 2001 | 28.41 | -4.1% |
| 2002 | 27.25 | -4.1% |
| 2003 | 26.13 | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 25.08 | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 24.1 | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 23.19 | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 22.32 | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 21.53 | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 20.79 | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 20.09 | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 19.42 | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 18.79 | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 18.19 | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 17.6 | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 17.01 | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 16.46 | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 15.91 | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 15.4 | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 14.93 | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 14.46 | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 14.01 | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 13.58 | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 13.17 | -3.1% |
| 2024 | 12.75 | -3.2% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 12.75 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 12.03, 1.1× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 12.75 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 14.23, 90% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Infant mortality rate - SDG 3.2.1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | -25.6% | 41.48 | 30.88 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 151.97 | 145.71 | 158.25 | 4 |
| 1960s | 125.29 | 108.84 | 141.81 | 10 |
| 1970s | 90.39 | 74.17 | 105.2 | 10 |
| 1980s | 58.12 | 46.73 | 70.94 | 10 |
| 1990s | 38.19 | 30.88 | 44.65 | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.84 | 20.79 | 29.62 | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.38 | 14.93 | 20.09 | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.59 | 12.75 | 14.46 | 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 infant mortality rate - sdg 3.2.1 in Honduras?
- Infant mortality rate - sdg 3.2.1 in Honduras was 12.75 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest infant mortality rate - sdg 3.2.1 recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 158.25 in 1956.
- What is the lowest infant mortality rate - sdg 3.2.1 recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.75 in 2024.
- How does Honduras rank for infant mortality rate - sdg 3.2.1?
- Honduras ranks 15th out of 36 countries with data for 2024.
- Is infant mortality rate - sdg 3.2.1 rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Honduras data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Infant mortality rate - SDG 3.2.1. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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