Number of youth deaths in Honduras
Honduras: Number of youth deaths was 4,489 deaths in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of youth deaths in Honduras, 1990–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of youth deaths in Honduras is 4,489 deaths, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 22.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of youth deaths in Honduras peaked at 19,711 deaths in 1998 and was at its lowest, 4,489 deaths, in 2024.
Honduras ranks 78th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of youth deaths in Honduras, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 12,165 deaths | — |
| 1991 | 11,830 deaths | -2.8% |
| 1992 | 11,528 deaths | -2.6% |
| 1993 | 11,251 deaths | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 10,981 deaths | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 10,710 deaths | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 10,429 deaths | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 10,133 deaths | -2.8% |
| 1998 | 19,711 deaths | +94.5% |
| 1999 | 9,522 deaths | -51.7% |
| 2000 | 9,263 deaths | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 8,976 deaths | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 8,639 deaths | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 8,291 deaths | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 7,960 deaths | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 7,652 deaths | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 7,353 deaths | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 7,088 deaths | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 6,861 deaths | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 6,657 deaths | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 6,451 deaths | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 6,258 deaths | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 6,088 deaths | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 5,923 deaths | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 5,766 deaths | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 5,620 deaths | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 5,486 deaths | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 5,350 deaths | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 5,230 deaths | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 5,116 deaths | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 4,985 deaths | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 4,861 deaths | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 4,736 deaths | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 4,615 deaths | -2.6% |
| 2024 | 4,489 deaths | -2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11,826 deaths | 9,522 deaths | 19,711 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 7,874 deaths | 6,657 deaths | 9,263 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,729 deaths | 5,116 deaths | 6,451 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,737 deaths | 4,489 deaths | 4,985 deaths | 5 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
- 75 Kazakhstan 4,898 deaths compare
- 76 Malaysia 4,758 deaths compare
- 77 Ecuador 4,569 deaths compare
- 79 Equatorial Guinea 4,355 deaths compare
- 80 Gambia 4,085 deaths compare
- 81 Saudi Arabia 4,042 deaths 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)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0034 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 5.61 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0021 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 114 (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of youth deaths in Honduras?
- Number of youth deaths in Honduras was 4,489 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 youth deaths recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 19,711 deaths in 1998.
- What is the lowest number of youth deaths recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,489 deaths in 2024.
- How does Honduras rank for number of youth deaths?
- Honduras ranks 78th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of youth deaths rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.1%. 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 youth deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths of children aged under fifteen years.