Number of under-five deaths, male in Honduras
Honduras: Number of under-five deaths, male was 1,970 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of under-five deaths, male in Honduras, 1961–2024
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.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of under-five deaths, male in Honduras is 1,970, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 25.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, male in Honduras peaked at 11,065 in 1974 and was at its lowest, 1,970, in 2024.
That places Honduras 79th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Number of under-five deaths, male in Honduras, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 10,726 | — |
| 1962 | 10,604 | -1.1% |
| 1963 | 10,485 | -1.1% |
| 1964 | 10,369 | -1.1% |
| 1965 | 10,270 | -1.0% |
| 1966 | 10,160 | -1.1% |
| 1967 | 10,036 | -1.2% |
| 1968 | 9,909 | -1.3% |
| 1969 | 9,791 | -1.2% |
| 1970 | 9,692 | -1.0% |
| 1971 | 9,592 | -1.0% |
| 1972 | 9,493 | -1.0% |
| 1973 | 9,385 | -1.1% |
| 1974 | 11,065 | +17.9% |
| 1975 | 9,147 | -17.3% |
| 1976 | 9,074 | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 8,944 | -1.4% |
| 1978 | 8,788 | -1.7% |
| 1979 | 8,607 | -2.1% |
| 1980 | 8,396 | -2.5% |
| 1981 | 8,164 | -2.8% |
| 1982 | 7,925 | -2.9% |
| 1983 | 7,677 | -3.1% |
| 1984 | 7,426 | -3.3% |
| 1985 | 7,180 | -3.3% |
| 1986 | 6,936 | -3.4% |
| 1987 | 6,693 | -3.5% |
| 1988 | 6,468 | -3.4% |
| 1989 | 6,254 | -3.3% |
| 1990 | 6,069 | -3.0% |
| 1991 | 5,907 | -2.7% |
| 1992 | 5,758 | -2.5% |
| 1993 | 5,624 | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 5,495 | -2.3% |
| 1995 | 5,358 | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 5,217 | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 5,065 | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 7,650 | +51.0% |
| 1999 | 4,754 | -37.9% |
| 2000 | 4,616 | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 4,468 | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 4,280 | -4.2% |
| 2003 | 4,083 | -4.6% |
| 2004 | 3,903 | -4.4% |
| 2005 | 3,728 | -4.5% |
| 2006 | 3,559 | -4.5% |
| 2007 | 3,413 | -4.1% |
| 2008 | 3,281 | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 3,161 | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 3,043 | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 2,928 | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 2,827 | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 2,728 | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 2,632 | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 2,546 | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 2,470 | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 2,396 | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 2,333 | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 2,276 | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 2,210 | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 2,150 | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 2,091 | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 2,032 | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 1,970 | -3.1% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 1,970 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5,546, 36% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 1,970 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 470, 4.2× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of under-five deaths, male in Honduras changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +51.0% | 5,065 | 7,650 |
| 1999 | -37.9% | 7,650 | 4,754 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10,261 | 9,791 | 10,726 | 9 |
| 1970s | 9,379 | 8,607 | 11,065 | 10 |
| 1980s | 7,312 | 6,254 | 8,396 | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,690 | 4,754 | 7,650 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,849 | 3,161 | 4,616 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,618 | 2,276 | 3,043 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,091 | 1,970 | 2,210 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
More education data for Honduras
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 31,374 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 39,572 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 107,321 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 106,198 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 552,199 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.03 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -3.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0949 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of under-five deaths, male in Honduras?
- Number of under-five deaths, male in Honduras was 1,970 in 2024, 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 number of under-five deaths, male recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 11,065 in 1974.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, male recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,970 in 2024.
- How does Honduras rank for number of under-five deaths, male?
- Honduras ranks 79th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths, male rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.2%. 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 Number of under-five deaths, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of male children dying before reaching age five.