Number of maternal deaths in Honduras
Honduras: Number of maternal deaths was 110 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of maternal deaths in Honduras, 1985–2023
Source: Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of maternal deaths in Honduras is 110, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.
The figure is down 21.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of maternal deaths in Honduras peaked at 350 in 1985 and was at its lowest, 110, in 2022.
That places Honduras 77th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, 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 | 334 | 320 | 350 | 5 |
| 1990s | 243 | 190 | 300 | 10 |
| 2000s | 167 | 160 | 180 | 10 |
| 2010s | 133 | 120 | 160 | 10 |
| 2020s | 137.5 | 110 | 200 | 4 |
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More health data for Honduras
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 112,353 (2025)
- Population, male 50.3% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 3.56 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 3.33 million (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 109,606 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 114,822 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 108,402 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 113,578 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 107,221 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 110,034 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of maternal deaths in Honduras?
- Number of maternal deaths in Honduras was 110 in 2023, according to Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest number of maternal deaths recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 350 in 1985.
- What is the lowest number of maternal deaths recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 110 in 2022.
- How does Honduras rank for number of maternal deaths?
- Honduras ranks 77th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of maternal deaths rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Honduras data come from?
- The figures come from Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Number of maternal deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A maternal death refers to the death of a woman while pregnant or within 42 days of termination of pregnancy, irrespective of the duration and site of the pregnancy, from any cause related to or aggravated by the pregnancy or its management but not from accidental or incidental causes.