Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in Honduras
Honduras: Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths was 1,968 deaths in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
1,968 deaths
Change on year
down 2.9%
World rank
74th
of 199 countries
All-time high
5,204 deaths
in 1977
All-time low
1,968 deaths
in 2024
Years of data
52
1973–2024
Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in Honduras, 1973–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
In 2024, number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in Honduras stood at 1,968 deaths. That is the lowest value across all 52 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.9% on the previous year and down 25.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in Honduras peaked at 5,204 deaths in 1977 and was at its lowest, 1,968 deaths, in 2024.
Honduras ranks 74th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 52 years of available data.
Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in Honduras, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 5,119 deaths | — |
| 1974 | 5,183 deaths | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 5,170 deaths | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 5,193 deaths | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 5,204 deaths | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 5,191 deaths | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 5,167 deaths | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 5,128 deaths | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 5,079 deaths | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 5,010 deaths | -1.4% |
| 1983 | 4,927 deaths | -1.7% |
| 1984 | 4,828 deaths | -2.0% |
| 1985 | 4,725 deaths | -2.1% |
| 1986 | 4,626 deaths | -2.1% |
| 1987 | 4,526 deaths | -2.2% |
| 1988 | 4,418 deaths | -2.4% |
| 1989 | 4,311 deaths | -2.4% |
| 1990 | 4,225 deaths | -2.0% |
| 1991 | 4,152 deaths | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 4,108 deaths | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 4,093 deaths | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 4,093 deaths | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 4,104 deaths | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 4,099 deaths | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 4,086 deaths | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 4,158 deaths | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 4,041 deaths | -2.8% |
| 2000 | 4,029 deaths | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 3,923 deaths | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 3,784 deaths | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 3,650 deaths | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 3,538 deaths | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 3,436 deaths | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 3,335 deaths | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 3,258 deaths | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 3,183 deaths | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 3,099 deaths | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 3,001 deaths | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 2,904 deaths | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 2,812 deaths | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 2,716 deaths | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 2,627 deaths | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 2,551 deaths | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 2,476 deaths | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 2,405 deaths | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 2,353 deaths | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 2,286 deaths | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 2,217 deaths | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 2,150 deaths | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 2,085 deaths | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 2,026 deaths | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 1,968 deaths | -2.9% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 1,968 deaths is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5,153 deaths, 38% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 1,968 deaths is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 403 deaths, 4.9× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5,175 deaths | 5,119 deaths | 5,204 deaths | 7 |
| 1980s | 4,758 deaths | 4,311 deaths | 5,128 deaths | 10 |
| 1990s | 4,116 deaths | 4,041 deaths | 4,225 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,524 deaths | 3,099 deaths | 4,029 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,613 deaths | 2,286 deaths | 3,001 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,089 deaths | 1,968 deaths | 2,217 deaths | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in Honduras?
- Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in Honduras was 1,968 deaths in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of neonatal, infant and child deaths recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 5,204 deaths in 1977.
- What is the lowest number of neonatal, infant and child deaths recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,968 deaths in 2024.
- How does Honduras rank for number of neonatal, infant and child deaths?
- Honduras ranks 74th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of neonatal, infant and child deaths rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Honduras data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days .