Mortality rate, under-5 in Honduras
Honduras: Mortality rate, under-5 was 15 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Mortality rate, under-5 in Honduras, 1960–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000 live births.
Analysis
In 2024, mortality rate, under-5 in Honduras stood at 15 per 1,000 live births. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 28.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, under-5 in Honduras peaked at 206.4 per 1,000 live births in 1960 and was at its lowest, 15 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
Honduras ranks 98th of 195 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 178.35 per 1,000 live births | 151.5 per 1,000 live births | 206.4 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1970s | 124.68 per 1,000 live births | 99.6 per 1,000 live births | 149.9 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 77.11 per 1,000 live births | 61.2 per 1,000 live births | 95.1 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 50.42 per 1,000 live births | 39 per 1,000 live births | 65.5 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 30.81 per 1,000 live births | 25.4 per 1,000 live births | 37.3 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.83 per 1,000 live births | 17.7 per 1,000 live births | 24.4 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.02 per 1,000 live births | 15 per 1,000 live births | 17.1 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
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- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 109,606 (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, under-5 in Honduras?
- Mortality rate, under-5 in Honduras was 15 per 1,000 live births in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest mortality rate, under-5 recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 206.4 per 1,000 live births in 1960.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, under-5 recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 15 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Honduras rank for mortality rate, under-5?
- Honduras ranks 98th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, under-5 rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Honduras data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Under-five mortality rate is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.