Number of infant deaths in Honduras
Honduras: Number of infant deaths was 2,979 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
2,979
Change on year
down 2.8%
World rank
76th
of 196 countries
All-time high
13,979
in 1960
All-time low
2,979
in 2024
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Number of infant deaths in Honduras, 1960–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
In 2024, number of infant deaths in Honduras stood at 2,979. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 23.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths in Honduras peaked at 13,979 in 1960 and was at its lowest, 2,979, in 2024.
Honduras ranks 76th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Number of infant deaths in Honduras, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 13,979 | — |
| 1961 | 13,882 | -0.7% |
| 1962 | 13,787 | -0.7% |
| 1963 | 13,699 | -0.6% |
| 1964 | 13,610 | -0.6% |
| 1965 | 13,550 | -0.4% |
| 1966 | 13,452 | -0.7% |
| 1967 | 13,320 | -1.0% |
| 1968 | 13,190 | -1.0% |
| 1969 | 13,075 | -0.9% |
| 1970 | 12,979 | -0.7% |
| 1971 | 12,896 | -0.6% |
| 1972 | 12,807 | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 12,696 | -0.9% |
| 1974 | 13,893 | +9.4% |
| 1975 | 12,447 | -10.4% |
| 1976 | 12,380 | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 12,217 | -1.3% |
| 1978 | 12,002 | -1.8% |
| 1979 | 11,756 | -2.0% |
| 1980 | 11,472 | -2.4% |
| 1981 | 11,159 | -2.7% |
| 1982 | 10,835 | -2.9% |
| 1983 | 10,506 | -3.0% |
| 1984 | 10,175 | -3.2% |
| 1985 | 9,845 | -3.2% |
| 1986 | 9,529 | -3.2% |
| 1987 | 9,210 | -3.3% |
| 1988 | 8,915 | -3.2% |
| 1989 | 8,636 | -3.1% |
| 1990 | 8,402 | -2.7% |
| 1991 | 8,207 | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 8,033 | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 7,877 | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 7,714 | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 7,543 | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 7,363 | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 7,164 | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 8,978 | +25.3% |
| 1999 | 6,748 | -24.8% |
| 2000 | 6,573 | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 6,365 | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 6,102 | -4.1% |
| 2003 | 5,824 | -4.6% |
| 2004 | 5,566 | -4.4% |
| 2005 | 5,327 | -4.3% |
| 2006 | 5,098 | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 4,896 | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 4,728 | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 4,572 | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 4,414 | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 4,261 | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 4,128 | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 3,999 | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 3,873 | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 3,762 | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 3,664 | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 3,566 | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 3,485 | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 3,413 | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 3,321 | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 3,233 | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 3,148 | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 3,065 | -2.6% |
| 2024 | 2,979 | -2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13,554 | 13,075 | 13,979 | 10 |
| 1970s | 12,607 | 11,756 | 13,893 | 10 |
| 1980s | 10,028 | 8,636 | 11,472 | 10 |
| 1990s | 7,803 | 6,748 | 8,978 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,505 | 4,572 | 6,573 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,856 | 3,413 | 4,414 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,149 | 2,979 | 3,321 | 5 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.51 % change on previous year (2100)
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- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1478 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 0.4692 % change on previous year (2025)
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- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1549 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infant deaths in Honduras?
- Number of infant deaths in Honduras was 2,979 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of infant deaths recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 13,979 in 1960.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,979 in 2024.
- How does Honduras rank for number of infant deaths?
- Honduras ranks 76th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of infant deaths rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Honduras data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Number of infant deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of infants dying before reaching one year of age.