Womens life expectancy at birth in Honduras
Honduras: Womens life expectancy at birth was 75.5 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
75.5
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
148th
of 236 countries
All-time high
75.5
in 2023
All-time low
42.8
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Womens life expectancy at birth in Honduras, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for womens life expectancy at birth in Honduras is 75.5, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, womens life expectancy at birth in Honduras peaked at 75.5 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 42.8, in 1950.
That places Honduras 148th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Womens life expectancy at birth in Honduras, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 42.8 | — |
| 1951 | 43.27 | +1.1% |
| 1952 | 43.65 | +0.9% |
| 1953 | 44.13 | +1.1% |
| 1954 | 44.63 | +1.1% |
| 1955 | 45.24 | +1.4% |
| 1956 | 45.81 | +1.3% |
| 1957 | 46.48 | +1.5% |
| 1958 | 47.17 | +1.5% |
| 1959 | 47.97 | +1.7% |
| 1960 | 48.69 | +1.5% |
| 1961 | 49.23 | +1.1% |
| 1962 | 50.18 | +1.9% |
| 1963 | 50.96 | +1.6% |
| 1964 | 51.81 | +1.7% |
| 1965 | 52.58 | +1.5% |
| 1966 | 53.35 | +1.5% |
| 1967 | 54.09 | +1.4% |
| 1968 | 54.81 | +1.3% |
| 1969 | 55.45 | +1.2% |
| 1970 | 56.13 | +1.2% |
| 1971 | 56.79 | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 57.5 | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 56.09 | -2.4% |
| 1974 | 53.26 | -5.1% |
| 1975 | 59.35 | +11.4% |
| 1976 | 60.06 | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 60.53 | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 61.08 | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 61.65 | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 62.25 | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 63.04 | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 63.88 | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 64.87 | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 65.22 | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 65.44 | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 65.82 | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 66.22 | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 66.54 | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 66.89 | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 67.29 | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 67.67 | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 68.03 | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 68.29 | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 68.74 | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 69.11 | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 69.46 | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 69.73 | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 63.23 | -9.3% |
| 1999 | 70.22 | +11.1% |
| 2000 | 70.53 | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 70.73 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 70.95 | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 71.15 | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 71.34 | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 71.49 | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 71.71 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 71.89 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 72.01 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 72.17 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 72.15 | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 72.55 | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 72.91 | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 73.24 | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 73.53 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 73.83 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 74.16 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 74.39 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 74.6 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 74.73 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 73.81 | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 72.17 | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 75.34 | +4.4% |
| 2023 | 75.5 | +0.2% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 75.5 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 70.48, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 75.5 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 78.49, 96% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 45.11 | 42.8 | 47.97 | 10 |
| 1960s | 52.12 | 48.69 | 55.45 | 10 |
| 1970s | 58.24 | 53.26 | 61.65 | 10 |
| 1980s | 65.02 | 62.25 | 66.89 | 10 |
| 1990s | 68.18 | 63.23 | 70.22 | 10 |
| 2000s | 71.4 | 70.53 | 72.17 | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.61 | 72.15 | 74.73 | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.21 | 72.17 | 75.5 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
- 145 American Samoa 75.84 compare
- 146 North Korea 75.74 compare
- 147 Moldova 75.53 compare
- 149 Uzbekistan 75.4 compare
- 150 Kyrgyzstan 75.25 compare
- 151 Bhutan 74.97 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 womens life expectancy at birth in Honduras?
- Womens life expectancy at birth in Honduras was 75.5 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest womens life expectancy at birth recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 75.5 in 2023.
- What is the lowest womens life expectancy at birth recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.8 in 1950.
- How does Honduras rank for womens life expectancy at birth?
- Honduras ranks 148th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is womens life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. 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 Womens life expectancy at birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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