Life expectancy at birth, female in Honduras
Honduras: Life expectancy at birth, female was 75.67 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
75.67 years
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
132nd
of 217 countries
All-time high
75.67 years
in 2024
All-time low
48.69 years
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life expectancy at birth, female in Honduras, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, life expectancy at birth, female in Honduras stood at 75.67 years. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, female in Honduras peaked at 75.67 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 48.69 years, in 1960.
Honduras ranks 132nd of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life expectancy at birth, female in Honduras, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 48.69 years | — |
| 1961 | 49.23 years | +1.1% |
| 1962 | 50.18 years | +1.9% |
| 1963 | 50.96 years | +1.6% |
| 1964 | 51.81 years | +1.7% |
| 1965 | 52.58 years | +1.5% |
| 1966 | 53.35 years | +1.5% |
| 1967 | 54.09 years | +1.4% |
| 1968 | 54.81 years | +1.3% |
| 1969 | 55.45 years | +1.2% |
| 1970 | 56.13 years | +1.2% |
| 1971 | 56.79 years | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 57.5 years | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 56.09 years | -2.4% |
| 1974 | 53.26 years | -5.1% |
| 1975 | 59.35 years | +11.4% |
| 1976 | 60.06 years | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 60.53 years | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 61.08 years | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 61.65 years | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 62.25 years | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 63.04 years | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 63.88 years | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 64.87 years | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 65.22 years | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 65.44 years | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 65.82 years | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 66.22 years | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 66.54 years | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 66.89 years | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 67.29 years | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 67.67 years | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 68.03 years | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 68.29 years | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 68.74 years | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 69.11 years | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 69.46 years | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 69.73 years | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 63.23 years | -9.3% |
| 1999 | 70.22 years | +11.1% |
| 2000 | 70.53 years | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 70.73 years | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 70.95 years | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 71.15 years | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 71.34 years | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 71.49 years | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 71.71 years | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 71.89 years | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 72.01 years | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 72.17 years | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 72.15 years | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 72.55 years | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 72.91 years | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 73.24 years | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 73.53 years | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 73.83 years | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 74.16 years | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 74.39 years | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 74.6 years | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 74.73 years | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 73.81 years | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 72.17 years | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 75.34 years | +4.4% |
| 2023 | 75.5 years | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 75.67 years | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 52.12 years | 48.69 years | 55.45 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 58.24 years | 53.26 years | 61.65 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 65.02 years | 62.25 years | 66.89 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 68.18 years | 63.23 years | 70.22 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 71.4 years | 70.53 years | 72.17 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.61 years | 72.15 years | 74.73 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.5 years | 72.17 years | 75.67 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
- 129 American Samoa 75.99 years compare
- 130 Democratic People’s Republic of Korea 75.88 years compare
- 131 Republic of Moldova 75.67 years compare
- 133 Uzbekistan 75.55 years compare
- 134 Bhutan 75.27 years compare
- 135 Guatemala 75.04 years compare
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 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 4.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.0454 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 1.68 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.4966 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, female in Honduras?
- Life expectancy at birth, female in Honduras was 75.67 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 75.67 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.69 years in 1960.
- How does Honduras rank for life expectancy at birth, female?
- Honduras ranks 132nd out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, female rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Honduras data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Life expectancy at birth, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.