What is infant mortality rate in Honduras?

Infant mortality rate in Honduras was 1.28 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 recorded in Honduras?

The highest recorded value was 15.82 deaths per 100 live births in 1956.

What is the lowest infant mortality rate recorded in Honduras?

The lowest recorded value was 1.28 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Honduras rank for infant mortality rate?

Honduras ranks 98th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.

Is infant mortality rate 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 United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Infant mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Infant mortality rate in Honduras

Name: Infant mortality rate in Honduras
Creator: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Honduras: Infant mortality rate was 1.28 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

1.28 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 3.2%

World rank

98th

of 199 countries

All-time high

15.82 deaths per 100 live births

in 1956

All-time low

1.28 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1956–2024

Infant mortality rate 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

The most recent figure for infant mortality rate in Honduras is 1.28 deaths per 100 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 69 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 27.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, infant mortality rate in Honduras peaked at 15.82 deaths per 100 live births in 1956 and was at its lowest, 1.28 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

That places Honduras 98th out of 199 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.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	15.2 deaths per 100 live births	14.57 deaths per 100 live births	15.82 deaths per 100 live births	4
1960s	12.53 deaths per 100 live births	10.88 deaths per 100 live births	14.18 deaths per 100 live births	10
1970s	9.04 deaths per 100 live births	7.42 deaths per 100 live births	10.52 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	5.81 deaths per 100 live births	4.67 deaths per 100 live births	7.09 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	3.82 deaths per 100 live births	3.09 deaths per 100 live births	4.47 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	2.48 deaths per 100 live births	2.08 deaths per 100 live births	2.96 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	1.74 deaths per 100 live births	1.49 deaths per 100 live births	2.01 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	1.36 deaths per 100 live births	1.28 deaths per 100 live births	1.45 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Honduras

95 North Korea 1.33 deaths per 100 live births compare
96 Seychelles 1.29 deaths per 100 live births compare
97 Uzbekistan 1.28 deaths per 100 live births compare
99 Azerbaijan 1.25 deaths per 100 live births compare
100 Brazil 1.23 deaths per 100 live births compare
101 Samoa 1.23 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is infant mortality rate in Honduras?: Infant mortality rate in Honduras was 1.28 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 recorded in Honduras?: The highest recorded value was 15.82 deaths per 100 live births in 1956.
What is the lowest infant mortality rate recorded in Honduras?: The lowest recorded value was 1.28 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Honduras rank for infant mortality rate?: Honduras ranks 98th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is infant mortality rate 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 United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Infant mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Infant mortality rate
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 13,185 data points, 1931–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The estimated number of deaths of children aged under one year, per 100 live births .