Stillbirth rate in Honduras
Honduras: Stillbirth rate was 8 per 1,000 total births in 2023. ▼ Falling
Stillbirth rate in Honduras, 2000–2023
Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org. Measured in per 1,000 total births.
Analysis
The most recent figure for stillbirth rate in Honduras is 8 per 1,000 total births, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 18.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, stillbirth rate in Honduras peaked at 14 per 1,000 total births in 2000 and was at its lowest, 8 per 1,000 total births, in 2023.
Honduras ranks 101st of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.61 per 1,000 total births | 11.2 per 1,000 total births | 14 per 1,000 total births | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.46 per 1,000 total births | 8.5 per 1,000 total births | 10.8 per 1,000 total births | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.15 per 1,000 total births | 8 per 1,000 total births | 8.3 per 1,000 total births | 4 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
- 98 North Korea 8.2 per 1,000 total births compare
- 99 Cape Verde 8.1 per 1,000 total births compare
- 99 El Salvador 8.1 per 1,000 total births compare
- 101 Tajikistan 8 per 1,000 total births compare
- 103 Saint Kitts and Nevis 7.7 per 1,000 total births compare
- 104 Moldova 7.6 per 1,000 total births compare
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 stillbirth rate in Honduras?
- Stillbirth rate in Honduras was 8 per 1,000 total births in 2023, according to Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
- What is the highest stillbirth rate recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 14 per 1,000 total births in 2000.
- What is the lowest stillbirth rate recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 8 per 1,000 total births in 2023.
- How does Honduras rank for stillbirth rate?
- Honduras ranks 101st out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is stillbirth rate rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Honduras data come from?
- The figures come from Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as part of Stillbirth rate (per 1,000 total births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Stillbirth rate is the number of fetal deaths at 28 weeks or more of gestation per 1,000 total births. Total birth is the sum of stillbirths (as just defined) and live births.