Honduras sits in Latin America & Caribbean. A newborn there can expect about 73.1 years of life, 122nd of 212 countries with data. Below, every mortality measure the National Death Index tracks for Honduras, each with its global rank and source year.
16 measures · sources: World Bank Open Data and WHO Global Health Observatory (Global Health Estimates 2021) · latest available year per figure
| Measure | Value | World rank | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy at birth | 73.1 yrs | 122 of 212 | 2024 |
| Age-standardized death rate | 10.6 /1,000 | 53 of 182 | 2021 |
| Crude death rate | 4.5 /1,000 | 200 of 212 | 2024 |
| Life expectancy at 60 | 16.1 yrs | 144 of 182 | 2021 |
| Male mortality penalty | 63.5 /1,000 | 104 of 212 | 2024 |
| Life-expectancy gap (F−M) | 5.2 yrs | 92 of 212 | 2024 |
| Old-age sex ratio (65+) | 80.0 men/100 women | 109 of 212 | 2024 |
| Infant mortality | 12.8 /1,000 | 93 of 192 | 2024 |
| Maternal mortality | 47.0 /100k | 95 of 191 | 2023 |
| Premature NCD mortality | 17.8 % | 101 of 182 | 2021 |
| Suicide rate | 3.0 /100k | 152 of 182 | 2021 |
| Road-traffic deaths | 16.1 /100k | 82 of 187 | 2019 |
| Recorded alcohol per adult | 3.1 L | 115 of 185 | 2020 |
| Population aged 65+ | 4.4 % | 154 of 212 | 2024 |
| Health spending per capita | $249 | 122 of 191 | 2023 |
| GDP per capita | $3,426 | 154 of 212 | 2024 |
Measured against the rest of the world, Honduras's sharpest departures from the middle of the pack are the 13th lowest crude death rate in the world (4.5 /1,000) and the 31st lowest suicide rate in the world (3.0 /100k). Every figure above is the most recent the source reports for Honduras; the year sits beside each one, and rankings cover only countries with data for that measure.