Under-five mortality rate - SDG 3.2.1 in Honduras
Honduras: Under-five mortality rate - SDG 3.2.1 was 14.96 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Under-five mortality rate - SDG 3.2.1 in Honduras, 1956–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for under-five mortality rate - sdg 3.2.1 in Honduras is 14.96, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 69 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-five mortality rate - sdg 3.2.1 in Honduras peaked at 235.78 in 1956 and was at its lowest, 14.96, in 2024.
Honduras ranks 16th of 36 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Under-five mortality rate - SDG 3.2.1 in Honduras, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1956 | 235.78 | — |
| 1957 | 228.15 | -3.2% |
| 1958 | 220.73 | -3.3% |
| 1959 | 213.4 | -3.3% |
| 1960 | 206.44 | -3.3% |
| 1961 | 199.84 | -3.2% |
| 1962 | 193.41 | -3.2% |
| 1963 | 187.2 | -3.2% |
| 1964 | 180.96 | -3.3% |
| 1965 | 174.98 | -3.3% |
| 1966 | 168.97 | -3.4% |
| 1967 | 163.01 | -3.5% |
| 1968 | 157.21 | -3.6% |
| 1969 | 151.53 | -3.6% |
| 1970 | 145.88 | -3.7% |
| 1971 | 140.36 | -3.8% |
| 1972 | 134.9 | -3.9% |
| 1973 | 129.55 | -4.0% |
| 1974 | 149.92 | +15.7% |
| 1975 | 119.14 | -20.5% |
| 1976 | 114.08 | -4.2% |
| 1977 | 109.12 | -4.3% |
| 1978 | 104.33 | -4.4% |
| 1979 | 99.65 | -4.5% |
| 1980 | 95.08 | -4.6% |
| 1981 | 90.67 | -4.6% |
| 1982 | 86.37 | -4.7% |
| 1983 | 82.24 | -4.8% |
| 1984 | 78.28 | -4.8% |
| 1985 | 74.52 | -4.8% |
| 1986 | 70.95 | -4.8% |
| 1987 | 67.5 | -4.9% |
| 1988 | 64.28 | -4.8% |
| 1989 | 61.21 | -4.8% |
| 1990 | 58.32 | -4.7% |
| 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 above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 13.63, 1.1× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 14.96 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 15.7, 95% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Under-five mortality rate - SDG 3.2.1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 224.51 | 213.4 | 235.78 | 4 |
| 1960s | 178.35 | 151.53 | 206.44 | 10 |
| 1970s | 124.69 | 99.65 | 149.92 | 10 |
| 1980s | 77.11 | 61.21 | 95.08 | 10 |
| 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 |
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- 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 mortality rate - sdg 3.2.1 in Honduras?
- Under-five mortality rate - sdg 3.2.1 in Honduras was 14.96 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest under-five mortality rate - sdg 3.2.1 recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 235.78 in 1956.
- What is the lowest under-five mortality rate - sdg 3.2.1 recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.96 in 2024.
- How does Honduras rank for under-five mortality rate - sdg 3.2.1?
- Honduras ranks 16th out of 36 countries with data for 2024.
- Is under-five mortality rate - sdg 3.2.1 rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Honduras data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Under-five mortality rate - SDG 3.2.1. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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