Youth mortality rate in Honduras
Honduras: Youth mortality rate was 1.95 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Youth mortality rate in Honduras, 1986–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.
Analysis
In 2024, youth mortality rate in Honduras stood at 1.95 deaths per 100 live births. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.1% on the previous year and down 25.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth mortality rate in Honduras peaked at 9.51 deaths per 100 live births in 1998 and was at its lowest, 1.95 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.
That places Honduras 91st out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 39 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.42 deaths per 100 live births | 6.93 deaths per 100 live births | 7.94 deaths per 100 live births | 4 |
| 1990s | 5.96 deaths per 100 live births | 4.47 deaths per 100 live births | 9.51 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.6 deaths per 100 live births | 3.04 deaths per 100 live births | 4.29 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.59 deaths per 100 live births | 2.27 deaths per 100 live births | 2.94 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.07 deaths per 100 live births | 1.95 deaths per 100 live births | 2.2 deaths per 100 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
- 88 Vietnam 1.98 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 89 Suriname 1.98 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 90 Kyrgyzstan 1.96 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 92 Bolivia 1.93 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 93 Saint Lucia 1.92 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 94 Uzbekistan 1.91 deaths per 100 live births compare
More health data for Honduras
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,052 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 521 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 106,285 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 102,240 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 107,879 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 103,616 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 108,414 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 103,953 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth mortality rate in Honduras?
- Youth mortality rate in Honduras was 1.95 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest youth mortality rate recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 9.51 deaths per 100 live births in 1998.
- What is the lowest youth mortality rate recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.95 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
- How does Honduras rank for youth mortality rate?
- Honduras ranks 91st out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is youth mortality rate rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Honduras data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Youth mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The estimated number of deaths of children aged under fifteen years, per 100 live births.