Under-five deaths - UN IGME estimates (projection) in Honduras
Honduras: Under-five deaths - UN IGME estimates (projection) was 3,489 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Under-five deaths - UN IGME estimates in Honduras, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Honduras recorded 3,489 for under-five deaths - un igme estimates in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 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, under-five deaths - un igme estimates in Honduras peaked at 14,114 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 3,489, in 2024.
Honduras ranks 78th of 200 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.
Under-five deaths - UN IGME estimates (projection) in Honduras, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 10,880 | — |
| 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 Under-five deaths - 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 | +55.9% | 9,053 | 14,114 |
| 1999 | -40.0% | 14,114 | 8,469 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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-five deaths - un igme estimates in Honduras?
- Under-five deaths - un igme estimates in Honduras was 3,489 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest under-five deaths - un igme estimates recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 14,114 in 1998.
- What is the lowest under-five deaths - un igme estimates recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,489 in 2024.
- How does Honduras rank for under-five deaths - un igme estimates?
- Honduras ranks 78th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is under-five deaths - un igme estimates 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 UNICEF, published as part of Under-five deaths - UN IGME estimates (projection). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 35 observations, free to reuse under UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required).