Mortality rate for 5-14 year-olds in Honduras
Honduras: Mortality rate for 5-14 year-olds was 4.61 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Mortality rate for 5-14 year-olds in Honduras, 1990–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, mortality rate for 5-14 year-olds in Honduras stood at 4.61. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and down 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate for 5-14 year-olds in Honduras peaked at 31.6 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 4.61, in 2024.
Honduras ranks 62nd 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 for 5-14 year-olds in Honduras, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 8.78 | — |
| 1991 | 8.35 | -4.8% |
| 1992 | 7.95 | -4.8% |
| 1993 | 7.57 | -4.7% |
| 1994 | 7.22 | -4.7% |
| 1995 | 6.9 | -4.4% |
| 1996 | 6.61 | -4.1% |
| 1997 | 6.36 | -3.8% |
| 1998 | 31.6 | +396.9% |
| 1999 | 5.95 | -81.2% |
| 2000 | 5.8 | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 5.66 | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 5.55 | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 5.45 | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 5.36 | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 5.3 | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 5.23 | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 5.19 | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 5.15 | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 5.14 | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 5.13 | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 5.15 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 5.16 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 5.18 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 5.21 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 5.22 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 5.23 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 5.21 | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 5.17 | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 5.1 | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 5.01 | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 4.93 | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 4.82 | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 4.72 | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 4.61 | -2.3% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 4.61 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.32, 73% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 4.61 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.7, 1.7× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mortality rate for 5-14 year-olds 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 | +396.9% | 6.36 | 31.6 |
| 1999 | -81.2% | 31.6 | 5.95 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.73 | 5.95 | 31.6 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.38 | 5.14 | 5.8 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.18 | 5.1 | 5.23 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.82 | 4.61 | 5.01 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
- 59 Lao People's Democratic Republic 4.81 compare
- 60 Micronesia, Federated States of 4.77 compare
- 61 El Salvador 4.72 compare
- 63 Palau 4.61 compare
- 64 Grenada 4.5 compare
- 65 Indonesia 4.49 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 for 5-14 year-olds in Honduras?
- Mortality rate for 5-14 year-olds in Honduras was 4.61 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest mortality rate for 5-14 year-olds recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 31.6 in 1998.
- What is the lowest mortality rate for 5-14 year-olds recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.61 in 2024.
- How does Honduras rank for mortality rate for 5-14 year-olds?
- Honduras ranks 62nd out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate for 5-14 year-olds rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.5%. 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 for 5-14 year-olds (probability of dying per 1000 children aged 5-14 years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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