Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning (per 100,000) in Honduras
Honduras: Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning (per 100,000) was 0.51 per 100,000 population in 2021. ▼ Falling
Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning in Honduras, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in per 100,000 population.
Analysis
In 2021, mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning in Honduras stood at 0.51 per 100,000 population. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning in Honduras peaked at 1.01 per 100,000 population in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.51 per 100,000 population, in 2020.
Honduras ranks 89th of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning (per 100,000) in Honduras, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.73 per 100,000 population | — |
| 2001 | 0.74 per 100,000 population | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.73 per 100,000 population | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 0.71 per 100,000 population | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 0.66 per 100,000 population | -7.0% |
| 2005 | 0.68 per 100,000 population | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 0.65 per 100,000 population | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 0.65 per 100,000 population | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.61 per 100,000 population | -6.2% |
| 2009 | 0.59 per 100,000 population | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 0.57 per 100,000 population | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 0.56 per 100,000 population | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.87 per 100,000 population | +55.4% |
| 2013 | 0.86 per 100,000 population | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.9 per 100,000 population | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 1.01 per 100,000 population | +12.2% |
| 2016 | 0.54 per 100,000 population | -46.5% |
| 2017 | 0.54 per 100,000 population | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.54 per 100,000 population | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.54 per 100,000 population | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.51 per 100,000 population | -5.6% |
| 2021 | 0.51 per 100,000 population | +0.0% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 0.51 per 100,000 population is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.7 per 100,000 population, 73% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 0.51 per 100,000 population is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.24 per 100,000 population, 2.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning (per 100,000) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +55.4% | 0.56 per 100,000 population | 0.87 per 100,000 population |
| 2016 | -46.5% | 1.01 per 100,000 population | 0.54 per 100,000 population |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.675 per 100,000 population | 0.59 per 100,000 population | 0.74 per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.693 per 100,000 population | 0.54 per 100,000 population | 1.01 per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.51 per 100,000 population | 0.51 per 100,000 population | 0.51 per 100,000 population | 2 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
- 86 Vanuatu 0.55 per 100,000 population compare
- 87 United States 0.53 per 100,000 population compare
- 88 Antigua and Barbuda 0.52 per 100,000 population compare
- 89 Algeria 0.51 per 100,000 population compare
- 89 Micronesia (country) 0.51 per 100,000 population compare
- 92 Mauritania 0.5 per 100,000 population compare
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- 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 attributed to unintentional poisoning in Honduras?
- Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning in Honduras was 0.51 per 100,000 population in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 per 100,000 population in 2015.
- What is the lowest mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.51 per 100,000 population in 2020.
- How does Honduras rank for mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning?
- Honduras ranks 89th out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Honduras data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning (per 100,000 population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisonings is the number of deaths from unintentional poisonings in a year per 100,000 population. Unintentional poisoning can be caused by household chemicals, pesticides, kerosene, carbon monoxide and medicines, or can be the result of environmental contamination or occupational chemical exposure.