Number of neonatal deaths in Honduras

Honduras: Number of neonatal deaths was 1,968 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
1,968
Change on year
down 2.9%
World rank
74th
of 195 countries
All-time high
5,204
in 1977
All-time low
1,968
in 2024
Years of data
52
1973–2024

Number of neonatal deaths in Honduras, 1973–2024

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Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).

Analysis

Honduras recorded 1,968 for number of neonatal deaths in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 52 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 25.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of neonatal deaths in Honduras peaked at 5,204 in 1977 and was at its lowest, 1,968, in 2024.

Honduras ranks 74th of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 52 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 5,175 5,119 5,204 7
1980s 4,758 4,311 5,128 10
1990s 4,116 4,041 4,225 10
2000s 3,524 3,099 4,029 10
2010s 2,613 2,286 3,001 10
2020s 2,089 1,968 2,217 5

Countries ranked near Honduras

  1. 71 Laos 2,134 compare
  2. 72 United Kingdom 2,081 compare
  3. 73 Guinea-Bissau 2,080 compare
  4. 75 Bolivia 1,916 compare
  5. 76 Gambia 1,891 compare
  6. 77 Ecuador 1,880 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of neonatal deaths in Honduras?
Number of neonatal deaths in Honduras was 1,968 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
What is the highest number of neonatal deaths recorded in Honduras?
The highest recorded value was 5,204 in 1977.
What is the lowest number of neonatal deaths recorded in Honduras?
The lowest recorded value was 1,968 in 2024.
How does Honduras rank for number of neonatal deaths?
Honduras ranks 74th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
Is number of neonatal deaths rising or falling in Honduras?
Over the last ten years it is down 25.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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 Number of neonatal deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Number of neonatal deaths
Source
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
243 places, 11,545 data points, 1960–2024
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