Mortality rate 1-59 months (UN IGME estimate, 2024) in Honduras
Honduras: Mortality rate 1-59 months (UN IGME estimate, 2024) was 6.55 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Mortality rate 1-59 months in Honduras, 1972–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Honduras recorded 6.55 for mortality rate 1-59 months in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 53 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 29.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate 1-59 months in Honduras peaked at 117.72 in 1974 and was at its lowest, 6.55, in 2024.
Honduras ranks 90th of 201 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Mortality rate 1-59 months (UN IGME estimate, 2024) in Honduras, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 100.75 | — |
| 1973 | 96.04 | -4.7% |
| 1974 | 117.72 | +22.6% |
| 1975 | 86.97 | -26.1% |
| 1976 | 82.57 | -5.1% |
| 1977 | 78.27 | -5.2% |
| 1978 | 74.09 | -5.3% |
| 1979 | 70.01 | -5.5% |
| 1980 | 66.04 | -5.7% |
| 1981 | 62.23 | -5.8% |
| 1982 | 58.67 | -5.7% |
| 1983 | 55.32 | -5.7% |
| 1984 | 52.17 | -5.7% |
| 1985 | 49.17 | -5.8% |
| 1986 | 46.37 | -5.7% |
| 1987 | 43.73 | -5.7% |
| 1988 | 41.32 | -5.5% |
| 1989 | 39.06 | -5.5% |
| 1990 | 36.99 | -5.3% |
| 1991 | 35.07 | -5.2% |
| 1992 | 33.18 | -5.4% |
| 1993 | 31.25 | -5.8% |
| 1994 | 29.35 | -6.1% |
| 1995 | 27.51 | -6.3% |
| 1996 | 25.77 | -6.3% |
| 1997 | 24.11 | -6.4% |
| 1998 | 47.44 | +96.7% |
| 1999 | 21.08 | -55.6% |
| 2000 | 19.68 | -6.6% |
| 2001 | 18.51 | -5.9% |
| 2002 | 17.46 | -5.7% |
| 2003 | 16.42 | -5.9% |
| 2004 | 15.43 | -6.1% |
| 2005 | 14.48 | -6.1% |
| 2006 | 13.59 | -6.2% |
| 2007 | 12.79 | -5.9% |
| 2008 | 12.07 | -5.6% |
| 2009 | 11.46 | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 10.93 | -4.6% |
| 2011 | 10.47 | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 10.06 | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 9.68 | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 9.32 | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 8.97 | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 8.64 | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 8.32 | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 8.02 | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 7.74 | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 7.48 | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 7.24 | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 6.98 | -3.5% |
| 2023 | 6.75 | -3.3% |
| 2024 | 6.55 | -3.0% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 6.55 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 17.25, 38% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 6.55 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5.73, 1.1× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mortality rate 1-59 months (UN IGME estimate, 2024) in Honduras changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +96.7% | 24.11 | 47.44 |
| 1999 | -55.6% | 47.44 | 21.08 |
| 1975 | -26.1% | 117.72 | 86.97 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 88.3 | 70.01 | 117.72 | 8 |
| 1980s | 51.41 | 39.06 | 66.04 | 10 |
| 1990s | 31.17 | 21.08 | 47.44 | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.19 | 11.46 | 19.68 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.22 | 7.74 | 10.93 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7 | 6.55 | 7.48 | 5 |
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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 mortality rate 1-59 months in Honduras?
- Mortality rate 1-59 months in Honduras was 6.55 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest mortality rate 1-59 months recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 117.72 in 1974.
- What is the lowest mortality rate 1-59 months recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.55 in 2024.
- How does Honduras rank for mortality rate 1-59 months?
- Honduras ranks 90th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate 1-59 months rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Honduras data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Mortality rate 1-59 months (UN IGME estimate, 2024). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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