Remaining life expectancy at different ages in Honduras
Honduras: Remaining life expectancy at different ages was 72.88 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Remaining life expectancy at different ages in Honduras, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for remaining life expectancy at different ages in Honduras is 72.88, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, remaining life expectancy at different ages in Honduras peaked at 72.88 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 41.05, in 1950.
Honduras ranks 141st of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Remaining life expectancy at different ages in Honduras, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 41.05 | — |
| 1951 | 41.59 | +1.3% |
| 1952 | 42.02 | +1.0% |
| 1953 | 42.53 | +1.2% |
| 1954 | 43.04 | +1.2% |
| 1955 | 43.67 | +1.5% |
| 1956 | 44.25 | +1.3% |
| 1957 | 44.93 | +1.5% |
| 1958 | 45.63 | +1.5% |
| 1959 | 46.38 | +1.6% |
| 1960 | 47.15 | +1.7% |
| 1961 | 47.71 | +1.2% |
| 1962 | 48.65 | +2.0% |
| 1963 | 49.38 | +1.5% |
| 1964 | 50.2 | +1.6% |
| 1965 | 50.86 | +1.3% |
| 1966 | 51.59 | +1.4% |
| 1967 | 52.33 | +1.4% |
| 1968 | 53.04 | +1.4% |
| 1969 | 53.71 | +1.3% |
| 1970 | 54.36 | +1.2% |
| 1971 | 55.01 | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 55.69 | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 54.56 | -2.0% |
| 1974 | 52.52 | -3.7% |
| 1975 | 57.52 | +9.5% |
| 1976 | 58.15 | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 58.7 | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 59.25 | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 59.83 | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 60.39 | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 61.03 | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 61.69 | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 62.41 | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 62.82 | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 63.22 | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 63.65 | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 64.07 | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 64.39 | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 64.78 | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 65.18 | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 65.58 | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 65.91 | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 66.07 | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 66.52 | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 66.92 | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 67.26 | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 67.54 | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 62.43 | -7.6% |
| 1999 | 68 | +8.9% |
| 2000 | 68.3 | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 68.49 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 68.71 | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 68.87 | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 69.05 | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 69.2 | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 69.36 | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 69.54 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 69.66 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 69.82 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 69.77 | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 70.12 | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 70.46 | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 70.76 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 71.03 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 71.32 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 71.62 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 71.8 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 72 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 72.12 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 70.86 | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 69.49 | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 72.72 | +4.6% |
| 2023 | 72.88 | +0.2% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 72.88 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 67.65, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 72.88 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 75.34, 97% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 43.51 | 41.05 | 46.38 | 10 |
| 1960s | 50.46 | 47.15 | 53.71 | 10 |
| 1970s | 56.56 | 52.52 | 59.83 | 10 |
| 1980s | 62.84 | 60.39 | 64.78 | 10 |
| 1990s | 66.14 | 62.43 | 68 | 10 |
| 2000s | 69.1 | 68.3 | 69.82 | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.1 | 69.77 | 72.12 | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.49 | 69.49 | 72.88 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
- 138 Russia 73.15 compare
- 139 Bhutan 72.98 compare
- 140 Tonga 72.89 compare
- 142 Seychelles 72.86 compare
- 143 American Samoa 72.85 compare
- 144 Saint Lucia 72.7 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)
- 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 remaining life expectancy at different ages in Honduras?
- Remaining life expectancy at different ages in Honduras was 72.88 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest remaining life expectancy at different ages recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 72.88 in 2023.
- What is the lowest remaining life expectancy at different ages recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.05 in 1950.
- How does Honduras rank for remaining life expectancy at different ages?
- Honduras ranks 141st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is remaining life expectancy at different ages rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. 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 Remaining life expectancy at different ages. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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