Life Expectancy at Birth in Honduras
Honduras: Life Expectancy at Birth was 73.04 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
73.04
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
125th
of 216 countries
All-time high
73.04
in 2024
All-time low
47.15
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life Expectancy at Birth in Honduras, 1960–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2024, life expectancy at birth in Honduras stood at 73.04. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth in Honduras peaked at 73.04 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 47.15, in 1960.
Honduras ranks 125th of 216 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life Expectancy at Birth in Honduras, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 47.15 | — |
| 1961 | 47.71 | +1.2% |
| 1962 | 48.65 | +2.0% |
| 1963 | 49.38 | +1.5% |
| 1964 | 50.2 | +1.6% |
| 1965 | 50.86 | +1.3% |
| 1966 | 51.59 | +1.4% |
| 1967 | 52.33 | +1.4% |
| 1968 | 53.04 | +1.4% |
| 1969 | 53.71 | +1.3% |
| 1970 | 54.36 | +1.2% |
| 1971 | 55.01 | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 55.69 | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 54.56 | -2.0% |
| 1974 | 52.52 | -3.7% |
| 1975 | 57.52 | +9.5% |
| 1976 | 58.15 | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 58.7 | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 59.25 | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 59.83 | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 60.39 | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 61.03 | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 61.69 | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 62.41 | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 62.82 | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 63.22 | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 63.65 | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 64.07 | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 64.39 | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 64.78 | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 65.18 | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 65.58 | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 65.91 | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 66.07 | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 66.52 | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 66.92 | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 67.26 | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 67.54 | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 62.43 | -7.6% |
| 1999 | 68 | +8.9% |
| 2000 | 68.3 | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 68.49 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 68.71 | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 68.87 | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 69.05 | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 69.2 | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 69.36 | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 69.54 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 69.66 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 69.82 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 69.77 | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 70.12 | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 70.46 | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 70.77 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 71.03 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 71.32 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 71.61 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 71.81 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 72 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 72.12 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 70.86 | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 69.49 | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 72.72 | +4.6% |
| 2023 | 72.88 | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 73.04 | +0.2% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 73.04 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 67.85, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 73.04 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 75.69, 96% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 50.46 | 47.15 | 53.71 | 10 |
| 1970s | 56.56 | 52.52 | 59.83 | 10 |
| 1980s | 62.85 | 60.39 | 64.78 | 10 |
| 1990s | 66.14 | 62.43 | 68 | 10 |
| 2000s | 69.1 | 68.3 | 69.82 | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.1 | 69.77 | 72.12 | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.8 | 69.49 | 73.04 | 5 |
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More gender data for Honduras
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 3,403 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.3595 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 8,483 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 8,483 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.93 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 113,193 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 118,626 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 112,710 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 118,099 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 112,160 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth in Honduras?
- Life expectancy at birth in Honduras was 73.04 in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 73.04 in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.15 in 1960.
- How does Honduras rank for life expectancy at birth?
- Honduras ranks 125th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Honduras data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Life Expectancy at Birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender-disaggregated data on health outcomes.