Under 5 mortality rate - UN IGME estimates (projection) in Honduras
Honduras: Under 5 mortality rate - UN IGME estimates (projection) was 14.96 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Under 5 mortality rate - UN IGME estimates in Honduras, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2024, under 5 mortality rate - un igme estimates in Honduras stood at 14.96. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 29.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, under 5 mortality rate - un igme estimates in Honduras peaked at 65.55 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 14.96, in 2024.
That places Honduras 99th out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Under 5 mortality rate - UN IGME estimates (projection) in Honduras, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 58.32 | — |
| 1991 | 55.59 | -4.7% |
| 1992 | 53.05 | -4.6% |
| 1993 | 50.7 | -4.4% |
| 1994 | 48.52 | -4.3% |
| 1995 | 46.44 | -4.3% |
| 1996 | 44.47 | -4.2% |
| 1997 | 42.59 | -4.2% |
| 1998 | 65.55 | +53.9% |
| 1999 | 39 | -40.5% |
| 2000 | 37.28 | -4.4% |
| 2001 | 35.63 | -4.4% |
| 2002 | 34.04 | -4.4% |
| 2003 | 32.54 | -4.4% |
| 2004 | 31.12 | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 29.8 | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 28.57 | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 27.42 | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 26.36 | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 25.37 | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 24.43 | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 23.53 | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 22.7 | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 21.89 | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 21.11 | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 20.35 | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 19.62 | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 18.91 | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 18.25 | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 17.66 | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 17.07 | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 16.51 | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 15.98 | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 15.47 | -3.2% |
| 2024 | 14.96 | -3.3% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 14.96 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 36.93, 40% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 14.96 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 13.05, 1.1× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Under 5 mortality rate - UN IGME estimates (projection) 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 | +53.9% | 42.59 | 65.55 |
| 1999 | -40.5% | 65.55 | 39 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 50.42 | 39 | 65.55 | 10 |
| 2000s | 30.81 | 25.37 | 37.28 | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.84 | 17.66 | 24.43 | 10 |
| 2020s | 16 | 14.96 | 17.07 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
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 under 5 mortality rate - un igme estimates in Honduras?
- Under 5 mortality rate - un igme estimates in Honduras was 14.96 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest under 5 mortality rate - un igme estimates recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 65.55 in 1998.
- What is the lowest under 5 mortality rate - un igme estimates recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.96 in 2024.
- How does Honduras rank for under 5 mortality rate - un igme estimates?
- Honduras ranks 99th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is under 5 mortality rate - un igme estimates rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Honduras data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Under 5 mortality rate - UN IGME estimates (projection). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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