Infant mortality rate by sex in Honduras
Honduras: Infant mortality rate by sex was 1.13 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Infant mortality rate by sex in Honduras, 1956–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.
Analysis
Honduras recorded 1.13 deaths per 100 live births for infant mortality rate by sex in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 69 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.8% on the previous year and down 27.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant mortality rate by sex in Honduras peaked at 14.49 deaths per 100 live births in 1956 and was at its lowest, 1.13 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.
Honduras ranks 99th of 199 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 | 13.9 deaths per 100 live births | 13.33 deaths per 100 live births | 14.49 deaths per 100 live births | 4 |
| 1960s | 11.4 deaths per 100 live births | 9.84 deaths per 100 live births | 12.97 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1970s | 8.11 deaths per 100 live births | 6.6 deaths per 100 live births | 9.49 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.16 deaths per 100 live births | 4.14 deaths per 100 live births | 6.31 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.4 deaths per 100 live births | 2.74 deaths per 100 live births | 3.96 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.19 deaths per 100 live births | 1.84 deaths per 100 live births | 2.62 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.54 deaths per 100 live births | 1.32 deaths per 100 live births | 1.77 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.2 deaths per 100 live births | 1.13 deaths per 100 live births | 1.28 deaths per 100 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
- 96 Seychelles 1.19 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 97 Azerbaijan 1.16 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 98 British Virgin Islands 1.15 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 100 Uzbekistan 1.11 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 101 Samoa 1.09 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 102 Panama 1.08 deaths per 100 live births compare
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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is infant mortality rate by sex in Honduras?
- Infant mortality rate by sex in Honduras was 1.13 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest infant mortality rate by sex recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 14.49 deaths per 100 live births in 1956.
- What is the lowest infant mortality rate by sex recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.13 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
- How does Honduras rank for infant mortality rate by sex?
- Honduras ranks 99th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is infant mortality rate by sex rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Honduras data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Infant mortality rate by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The estimated number of deaths of female children aged under one year, per 100 live births .