Suicide mortality rate in Honduras
Honduras: Suicide mortality rate was 2.97 per 100,000 population in 2021. ▲ Rising
Suicide mortality rate in Honduras, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in per 100,000 population.
Analysis
Honduras recorded 2.97 per 100,000 population for suicide mortality rate in 2021.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, suicide mortality rate in Honduras peaked at 6.5 per 100,000 population in 2015 and was at its lowest, 2.91 per 100,000 population, in 2011.
That places Honduras 155th out of 185 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.29 per 100,000 population | 3.07 per 100,000 population | 3.41 per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.08 per 100,000 population | 2.91 per 100,000 population | 6.5 per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.95 per 100,000 population | 2.92 per 100,000 population | 2.97 per 100,000 population | 2 |
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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 suicide mortality rate in Honduras?
- Suicide mortality rate in Honduras was 2.97 per 100,000 population in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest suicide mortality rate recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 6.5 per 100,000 population in 2015.
- What is the lowest suicide mortality rate recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.91 per 100,000 population in 2011.
- How does Honduras rank for suicide mortality rate?
- Honduras ranks 155th out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is suicide mortality rate rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Honduras data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Suicide mortality rate (per 100,000 population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Suicide mortality rate is the number of suicide deaths in a year per 100,000 population. Crude suicide rate (not age-adjusted).