Neonatal deaths (% of under-five deaths) in Honduras
Honduras: Neonatal deaths (% of under-five deaths) was 0.5641 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Neonatal deaths in Honduras, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Honduras recorded 0.5641 for neonatal deaths in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal deaths in Honduras peaked at 0.5713 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.2946, in 1998.
That places Honduras 17th out of 36 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Neonatal deaths (% of under-five deaths) in Honduras, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.3883 | — |
| 1991 | 0.3925 | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 0.3984 | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 0.4066 | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 0.4164 | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 0.4282 | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 0.4394 | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 0.4513 | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 0.2946 | -34.7% |
| 1999 | 0.4772 | +62.0% |
| 2000 | 0.4903 | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 0.4945 | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.498 | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.5034 | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.5116 | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 0.5204 | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.5295 | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 0.5407 | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 0.5494 | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 0.5553 | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.5591 | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.5622 | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.564 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.5644 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.5654 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.5674 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.5676 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.5686 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.5713 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.5684 | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.567 | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.5655 | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.564 | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.5636 | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.5641 | +0.1% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 0.5641 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.5598, 1.0× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 0.5641 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.4731, 1.2× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Neonatal deaths (% of under-five deaths) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +62.0% | 0.2946 | 0.4772 |
| 1998 | -34.7% | 0.4513 | 0.2946 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4093 | 0.2946 | 0.4772 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5193 | 0.4903 | 0.5553 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5658 | 0.5591 | 0.5713 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5648 | 0.5636 | 0.567 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
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 neonatal deaths in Honduras?
- Neonatal deaths in Honduras was 0.5641 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest neonatal deaths recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5713 in 2018.
- What is the lowest neonatal deaths recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2946 in 1998.
- How does Honduras rank for neonatal deaths?
- Honduras ranks 17th out of 36 countries with data for 2024.
- Is neonatal deaths rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Honduras data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Neonatal deaths (% of under-five deaths). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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