Life expectancy in Honduras
Honduras: Life expectancy was 72.88 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy in Honduras, 1920–2023
Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, life expectancy in Honduras stood at 72.88 years. That is the highest value across all 77 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy in Honduras peaked at 72.88 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 29 years, in 1920.
Honduras ranks 141st of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 77 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 29 years | 29 years | 29 years | 1 |
| 1930s | 34 years | 34 years | 34 years | 1 |
| 1940s | 36 years | 36 years | 36 years | 1 |
| 1950s | 43.51 years | 41.05 years | 46.38 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 50.46 years | 47.15 years | 53.71 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 56.56 years | 52.52 years | 59.83 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 62.84 years | 60.39 years | 64.78 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 66.14 years | 62.43 years | 68 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 69.1 years | 68.3 years | 69.82 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.1 years | 69.77 years | 72.12 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.49 years | 69.49 years | 72.88 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
- 138 Russia 73.15 years compare
- 139 Bhutan 72.98 years compare
- 140 Tonga 72.89 years compare
- 142 Seychelles 72.86 years compare
- 143 American Samoa 72.85 years compare
- 144 Saint Lucia 72.7 years 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 life expectancy in Honduras?
- Life expectancy in Honduras was 72.88 years in 2023, according to Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 72.88 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 29 years in 1920.
- How does Honduras rank for life expectancy?
- Honduras ranks 141st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Honduras data come from?
- The figures come from Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Period life expectancy is the number of years the average person born in a certain year would live if they experienced the same chances of dying at each age as people did that year.