Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years in Honduras
Honduras: Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years was 1.66 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years in Honduras, 1990–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years in Honduras is 1.66, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 23.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years in Honduras peaked at 20.39 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 1.66, in 2024.
Honduras ranks 81st of 200 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 among children ages 5 to 9 years in Honduras, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5.42 | — |
| 1991 | 5.09 | -6.0% |
| 1992 | 4.79 | -6.0% |
| 1993 | 4.5 | -6.0% |
| 1994 | 4.24 | -5.9% |
| 1995 | 4 | -5.6% |
| 1996 | 3.78 | -5.5% |
| 1997 | 3.58 | -5.2% |
| 1998 | 20.39 | +469.1% |
| 1999 | 3.26 | -84.0% |
| 2000 | 3.12 | -4.2% |
| 2001 | 3 | -3.8% |
| 2002 | 2.89 | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 2.79 | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 2.7 | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 2.62 | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 2.54 | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 2.47 | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 2.41 | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 2.36 | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 2.31 | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 2.27 | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 2.23 | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 2.19 | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 2.16 | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 2.12 | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 2.08 | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 2.03 | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 1.98 | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 1.92 | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 1.87 | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 1.82 | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 1.76 | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 1.71 | -3.1% |
| 2024 | 1.66 | -3.0% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 1.66 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.32, 50% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 1.66 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.16, 1.4× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years 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 | +469.1% | 3.58 | 20.39 |
| 1999 | -84.0% | 20.39 | 3.26 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.9 | 3.26 | 20.39 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.69 | 2.36 | 3.12 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.13 | 1.92 | 2.31 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.76 | 1.66 | 1.87 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
- 78 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 1.76 compare
- 79 Guatemala 1.71 compare
- 80 Egypt 1.69 compare
- 82 Thailand 1.64 compare
- 83 Cook Islands 1.59 compare
- 84 Azerbaijan 1.56 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)
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years in Honduras?
- Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years in Honduras was 1.66 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 20.39 in 1998.
- What is the lowest mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.66 in 2024.
- How does Honduras rank for mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years?
- Honduras ranks 81st out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Honduras data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years (per 1000 children aged 5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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