Number of under-five deaths in Honduras
Honduras: Number of under-five deaths was 3,489 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of under-five deaths in Honduras, 1961–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
In 2024, number of under-five deaths in Honduras stood at 3,489. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 24.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths in Honduras peaked at 20,391 in 1974 and was at its lowest, 3,489, in 2024.
Honduras ranks 78th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Number of under-five deaths in Honduras, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 19,874 | — |
| 1962 | 19,624 | -1.3% |
| 1963 | 19,388 | -1.2% |
| 1964 | 19,151 | -1.2% |
| 1965 | 18,949 | -1.1% |
| 1966 | 18,720 | -1.2% |
| 1967 | 18,459 | -1.4% |
| 1968 | 18,204 | -1.4% |
| 1969 | 17,965 | -1.3% |
| 1970 | 17,744 | -1.2% |
| 1971 | 17,539 | -1.2% |
| 1972 | 17,336 | -1.2% |
| 1973 | 17,120 | -1.2% |
| 1974 | 20,391 | +19.1% |
| 1975 | 16,636 | -18.4% |
| 1976 | 16,471 | -1.0% |
| 1977 | 16,216 | -1.5% |
| 1978 | 15,910 | -1.9% |
| 1979 | 15,569 | -2.1% |
| 1980 | 15,182 | -2.5% |
| 1981 | 14,755 | -2.8% |
| 1982 | 14,306 | -3.0% |
| 1983 | 13,848 | -3.2% |
| 1984 | 13,386 | -3.3% |
| 1985 | 12,928 | -3.4% |
| 1986 | 12,483 | -3.4% |
| 1987 | 12,039 | -3.6% |
| 1988 | 11,621 | -3.5% |
| 1989 | 11,226 | -3.4% |
| 1990 | 10,880 | -3.1% |
| 1991 | 10,579 | -2.8% |
| 1992 | 10,310 | -2.5% |
| 1993 | 10,066 | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 9,829 | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 9,585 | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 9,329 | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 9,053 | -3.0% |
| 1998 | 14,114 | +55.9% |
| 1999 | 8,469 | -40.0% |
| 2000 | 8,218 | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 7,934 | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 7,599 | -4.2% |
| 2003 | 7,250 | -4.6% |
| 2004 | 6,916 | -4.6% |
| 2005 | 6,602 | -4.5% |
| 2006 | 6,298 | -4.6% |
| 2007 | 6,026 | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 5,794 | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 5,581 | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 5,368 | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 5,165 | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 4,986 | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 4,812 | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 4,646 | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 4,496 | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 4,362 | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 4,230 | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 4,119 | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 4,022 | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 3,910 | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 3,802 | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 3,697 | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 3,595 | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 3,489 | -2.9% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 3,489 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9,859, 35% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 3,489 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 823, 4.2× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +55.9% | 9,053 | 14,114 |
| 1999 | -40.0% | 14,114 | 8,469 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 18,926 | 17,965 | 19,874 | 9 |
| 1970s | 17,093 | 15,569 | 20,391 | 10 |
| 1980s | 13,177 | 11,226 | 15,182 | 10 |
| 1990s | 10,221 | 8,469 | 14,114 | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,822 | 5,581 | 8,218 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,621 | 4,022 | 5,368 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,699 | 3,489 | 3,910 | 5 |
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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 number of under-five deaths in Honduras?
- Number of under-five deaths in Honduras was 3,489 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of under-five deaths recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 20,391 in 1974.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,489 in 2024.
- How does Honduras rank for number of under-five deaths?
- Honduras ranks 78th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.9%. 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 under-five deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of children dying before reaching age five.