Number of deaths per year in Honduras
Honduras: Number of deaths per year was 47,669 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
47,669
Change on year
up 2.5%
World rank
109th
of 236 countries
All-time high
58,924
in 2021
All-time low
34,118
in 1996
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Number of deaths per year in Honduras, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Honduras recorded 47,669 for number of deaths per year in 2023.
The figure is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 17.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths per year in Honduras peaked at 58,924 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 34,118, in 1996.
That places Honduras 109th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Number of deaths per year in Honduras, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 40,105 | — |
| 1951 | 40,263 | +0.4% |
| 1952 | 40,517 | +0.6% |
| 1953 | 40,636 | +0.3% |
| 1954 | 40,720 | +0.2% |
| 1955 | 40,616 | -0.3% |
| 1956 | 40,550 | -0.2% |
| 1957 | 40,329 | -0.5% |
| 1958 | 40,068 | -0.6% |
| 1959 | 39,726 | -0.9% |
| 1960 | 39,348 | -1.0% |
| 1961 | 39,277 | -0.2% |
| 1962 | 38,637 | -1.6% |
| 1963 | 38,310 | -0.8% |
| 1964 | 37,900 | -1.1% |
| 1965 | 37,725 | -0.5% |
| 1966 | 37,425 | -0.8% |
| 1967 | 37,085 | -0.9% |
| 1968 | 36,807 | -0.7% |
| 1969 | 36,590 | -0.6% |
| 1970 | 36,430 | -0.4% |
| 1971 | 36,277 | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 36,102 | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 38,793 | +7.5% |
| 1974 | 43,866 | +13.1% |
| 1975 | 35,570 | -18.9% |
| 1976 | 35,794 | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 36,038 | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 36,216 | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 36,275 | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 36,294 | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 36,114 | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 35,897 | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 35,493 | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 35,571 | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 35,619 | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 35,632 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 35,647 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 35,809 | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 35,371 | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 34,992 | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 34,671 | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 34,551 | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 34,879 | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 34,482 | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 34,242 | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 34,118 | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 34,149 | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 49,209 | +44.1% |
| 1999 | 34,396 | -30.1% |
| 2000 | 34,489 | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 34,782 | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 34,996 | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 35,373 | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 35,746 | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 36,242 | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 36,707 | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 37,212 | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 37,941 | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 38,548 | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 39,839 | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 39,971 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 40,165 | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 40,486 | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 40,954 | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 41,372 | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 41,812 | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 42,623 | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 43,471 | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 44,607 | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 51,201 | +14.8% |
| 2021 | 58,924 | +15.1% |
| 2022 | 46,487 | -21.1% |
| 2023 | 47,669 | +2.5% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 47,669 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 87,810, 54% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 47,669 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 22,105, 2.2× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of deaths per year 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 | +44.1% | 34,149 | 49,209 |
| 1999 | -30.1% | 49,209 | 34,396 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 40,353 | 39,726 | 40,720 | 10 |
| 1960s | 37,910 | 36,590 | 39,348 | 10 |
| 1970s | 37,136 | 35,570 | 43,866 | 10 |
| 1980s | 35,745 | 35,371 | 36,294 | 10 |
| 1990s | 35,969 | 34,118 | 49,209 | 10 |
| 2000s | 36,204 | 34,489 | 38,548 | 10 |
| 2010s | 41,530 | 39,839 | 44,607 | 10 |
| 2020s | 51,070 | 46,487 | 58,924 | 4 |
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- 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 number of deaths per year in Honduras?
- Number of deaths per year in Honduras was 47,669 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of deaths per year recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 58,924 in 2021.
- What is the lowest number of deaths per year recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 34,118 in 1996.
- How does Honduras rank for number of deaths per year?
- Honduras ranks 109th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of deaths per year rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Honduras data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Number of deaths per year. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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