Number of infant deaths, per square kilometre in Honduras
Honduras: Number of infant deaths, per square kilometre was 0.0274 deaths per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of infant deaths, per square kilometre in Honduras, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in deaths per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of infant deaths, per square kilometre in Honduras is 0.0274 deaths per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 23.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths, per square kilometre in Honduras peaked at 0.1242 deaths per square kilometre in 1974 and was at its lowest, 0.0274 deaths per square kilometre, in 2023.
That places Honduras 85th out of 195 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Number of infant deaths, per square kilometre in Honduras, year by year
| Year | deaths per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1241 deaths per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.1232 deaths per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1963 | 0.1224 deaths per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1964 | 0.1216 deaths per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1965 | 0.1211 deaths per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1966 | 0.1202 deaths per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1967 | 0.119 deaths per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1968 | 0.1179 deaths per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1969 | 0.1169 deaths per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1970 | 0.116 deaths per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1971 | 0.1153 deaths per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1972 | 0.1145 deaths per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 0.1135 deaths per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1974 | 0.1242 deaths per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 1975 | 0.1112 deaths per square kilometre | -10.4% |
| 1976 | 0.1106 deaths per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 0.1092 deaths per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1978 | 0.1073 deaths per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1979 | 0.1051 deaths per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1980 | 0.1025 deaths per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0997 deaths per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0968 deaths per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0939 deaths per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0909 deaths per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1985 | 0.088 deaths per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0852 deaths per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0823 deaths per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0797 deaths per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0772 deaths per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0751 deaths per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0733 deaths per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0718 deaths per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0704 deaths per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0689 deaths per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0674 deaths per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0658 deaths per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 0.064 deaths per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0802 deaths per square kilometre | +25.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0603 deaths per square kilometre | -24.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0587 deaths per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0569 deaths per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0545 deaths per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0521 deaths per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0497 deaths per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0476 deaths per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0456 deaths per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0438 deaths per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0423 deaths per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0409 deaths per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0394 deaths per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0381 deaths per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0369 deaths per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0357 deaths per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0346 deaths per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0336 deaths per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0327 deaths per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0319 deaths per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0311 deaths per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0305 deaths per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0297 deaths per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0289 deaths per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0281 deaths per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0274 deaths per square kilometre | -2.6% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 0.0274 deaths per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0635 deaths per square kilometre, 43% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 0.0274 deaths per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0121 deaths per square kilometre, 2.3× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of infant deaths, per square kilometre 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 | +25.3% | 0.064 deaths per square kilometre | 0.0802 deaths per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1207 deaths per square kilometre | 0.1169 deaths per square kilometre | 0.1241 deaths per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1127 deaths per square kilometre | 0.1051 deaths per square kilometre | 0.1242 deaths per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0896 deaths per square kilometre | 0.0772 deaths per square kilometre | 0.1025 deaths per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0697 deaths per square kilometre | 0.0603 deaths per square kilometre | 0.0802 deaths per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0492 deaths per square kilometre | 0.0409 deaths per square kilometre | 0.0587 deaths per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0345 deaths per square kilometre | 0.0305 deaths per square kilometre | 0.0394 deaths per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0285 deaths per square kilometre | 0.0274 deaths per square kilometre | 0.0297 deaths per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
- 82 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.0308 deaths per square kilometre compare
- 83 Sri Lanka 0.0281 deaths per square kilometre compare
- 84 Uzbekistan 0.0278 deaths per square kilometre compare
- 86 British Virgin Islands 0.0267 deaths per square kilometre compare
- 87 Tonga 0.0264 deaths per square kilometre compare
- 88 Samoa 0.0252 deaths per square kilometre 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 number of infant deaths, per square kilometre in Honduras?
- Number of infant deaths, per square kilometre in Honduras was 0.0274 deaths per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of infant deaths, per square kilometre recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1242 deaths per square kilometre in 1974.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths, per square kilometre recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0274 deaths per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Honduras rank for number of infant deaths, per square kilometre?
- Honduras ranks 85th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of infant deaths, per square kilometre rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Honduras data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of infant deaths, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of infant deaths divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of infant deaths ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Number of infant deaths United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Number of infant deaths divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.