Life expectancy vs. health spending in Honduras
Honduras: Life expectancy vs. health spending was 72.88 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy vs. health spending in Honduras, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy vs. health spending in Honduras is 72.88 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 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 vs. health spending in Honduras peaked at 72.88 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 41.05 years, in 1950.
That places Honduras 141st out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Life expectancy vs. health spending in Honduras, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 41.05 years | — |
| 1951 | 41.59 years | +1.3% |
| 1952 | 42.02 years | +1.0% |
| 1953 | 42.53 years | +1.2% |
| 1954 | 43.04 years | +1.2% |
| 1955 | 43.67 years | +1.5% |
| 1956 | 44.25 years | +1.3% |
| 1957 | 44.93 years | +1.5% |
| 1958 | 45.63 years | +1.5% |
| 1959 | 46.38 years | +1.6% |
| 1960 | 47.15 years | +1.7% |
| 1961 | 47.71 years | +1.2% |
| 1962 | 48.65 years | +2.0% |
| 1963 | 49.38 years | +1.5% |
| 1964 | 50.2 years | +1.6% |
| 1965 | 50.86 years | +1.3% |
| 1966 | 51.59 years | +1.4% |
| 1967 | 52.33 years | +1.4% |
| 1968 | 53.04 years | +1.4% |
| 1969 | 53.71 years | +1.3% |
| 1970 | 54.36 years | +1.2% |
| 1971 | 55.01 years | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 55.69 years | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 54.56 years | -2.0% |
| 1974 | 52.52 years | -3.7% |
| 1975 | 57.52 years | +9.5% |
| 1976 | 58.15 years | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 58.7 years | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 59.25 years | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 59.83 years | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 60.39 years | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 61.03 years | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 61.69 years | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 62.41 years | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 62.82 years | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 63.22 years | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 63.65 years | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 64.07 years | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 64.39 years | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 64.78 years | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 65.18 years | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 65.58 years | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 65.91 years | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 66.07 years | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 66.52 years | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 66.92 years | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 67.26 years | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 67.54 years | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 62.43 years | -7.6% |
| 1999 | 68 years | +8.9% |
| 2000 | 68.3 years | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 68.49 years | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 68.71 years | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 68.87 years | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 69.05 years | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 69.2 years | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 69.36 years | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 69.54 years | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 69.66 years | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 69.82 years | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 69.77 years | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 70.12 years | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 70.46 years | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 70.77 years | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 71.03 years | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 71.32 years | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 71.61 years | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 71.81 years | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 72 years | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 72.12 years | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 70.86 years | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 69.49 years | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 72.72 years | +4.6% |
| 2023 | 72.88 years | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 62.85 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 72.97 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
- 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 0-14, female, annual growth rate 0.4782 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1478 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 0.4692 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1549 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy vs. health spending in Honduras?
- Life expectancy vs. health spending in Honduras was 72.88 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy vs. health spending recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 72.88 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy vs. health spending recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.05 years in 1950.
- How does Honduras rank for life expectancy vs. health spending?
- Honduras ranks 141st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy vs. health spending 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 UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy vs. health spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Period life expectancy at birth.