Life expectancy at birth (UNICEF) in Honduras
Honduras: Life expectancy at birth (UNICEF) was 73.22 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
73.22
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
25th
of 36 countries
All-time high
73.22
in 2025
All-time low
41.05
in 1950
Years of data
76
1950–2025
Life expectancy at birth in Honduras, 1950–2025
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Honduras recorded 73.22 for life expectancy at birth in 2025. That is the highest value across all 76 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth in Honduras peaked at 73.22 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 41.05, in 1950.
That places Honduras 25th out of 36 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 76 years of available data.
Life expectancy at birth (UNICEF) in Honduras, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 41.05 | — |
| 1951 | 41.59 | +1.3% |
| 1952 | 42.02 | +1.0% |
| 1953 | 42.53 | +1.2% |
| 1954 | 43.04 | +1.2% |
| 1955 | 43.67 | +1.5% |
| 1956 | 44.25 | +1.3% |
| 1957 | 44.93 | +1.5% |
| 1958 | 45.63 | +1.5% |
| 1959 | 46.38 | +1.6% |
| 1960 | 47.15 | +1.7% |
| 1961 | 47.71 | +1.2% |
| 1962 | 48.65 | +2.0% |
| 1963 | 49.38 | +1.5% |
| 1964 | 50.2 | +1.6% |
| 1965 | 50.86 | +1.3% |
| 1966 | 51.59 | +1.4% |
| 1967 | 52.33 | +1.4% |
| 1968 | 53.04 | +1.4% |
| 1969 | 53.71 | +1.3% |
| 1970 | 54.36 | +1.2% |
| 1971 | 55.01 | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 55.69 | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 54.56 | -2.0% |
| 1974 | 52.52 | -3.7% |
| 1975 | 57.52 | +9.5% |
| 1976 | 58.15 | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 58.7 | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 59.25 | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 59.83 | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 60.39 | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 61.03 | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 61.69 | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 62.41 | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 62.82 | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 63.22 | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 63.65 | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 64.07 | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 64.39 | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 64.78 | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 65.18 | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 65.58 | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 65.91 | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 66.07 | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 66.52 | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 66.92 | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 67.26 | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 67.54 | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 62.43 | -7.6% |
| 1999 | 68 | +8.9% |
| 2000 | 68.3 | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 68.49 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 68.71 | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 68.87 | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 69.05 | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 69.2 | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 69.36 | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 69.54 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 69.66 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 69.82 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 69.77 | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 70.12 | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 70.46 | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 70.76 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 71.03 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 71.32 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 71.62 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 71.8 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 72 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 72.12 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 70.86 | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 69.49 | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 72.72 | +4.6% |
| 2023 | 72.88 | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 73.04 | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 73.22 | +0.2% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 73.22 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 74.69, 98% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 73.22 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 72.84, 1.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 43.51 | 41.05 | 46.38 | 10 |
| 1960s | 50.46 | 47.15 | 53.71 | 10 |
| 1970s | 56.56 | 52.52 | 59.83 | 10 |
| 1980s | 62.84 | 60.39 | 64.78 | 10 |
| 1990s | 66.14 | 62.43 | 68 | 10 |
| 2000s | 69.1 | 68.3 | 69.82 | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.1 | 69.77 | 72.12 | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.04 | 69.49 | 73.22 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
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 life expectancy at birth in Honduras?
- Life expectancy at birth in Honduras was 73.22 in 2025, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 73.22 in 2025.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.05 in 1950.
- How does Honduras rank for life expectancy at birth?
- Honduras ranks 25th out of 36 countries with data for 2025.
- Is life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Honduras data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Life expectancy at birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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