Health · Latin America & Caribbean · Lower-middle income
Honduras: health in numbers
Life expectancy is 73.0 yrs (2024), 125th of 217 in the world and 31st of 42 in Latin America & Caribbean. Life expectancy, women is 75.7 yrs (2024), 132nd of 217 in the world and 35th of 42 in Latin America & Caribbean. Life expectancy, men is 70.5 yrs (2024), 119th of 217 in the world and 31st of 42 in Latin America & Caribbean.
Life expectancy
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Life expectancy, women
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18 indicators
Health: Honduras in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Latin America & Caribbean; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancyLife expectancy at birth, years | 73.0 yrs2024 | 125/217 | 31/42 | 68.3 yrs | 69.8 yrs | 70.9 yrs | +2.8%since 2014 | 75.8 yrs | 69.5 yrs | 73.5 yrs | |
| Life expectancy, womenLife expectancy at birth, women, years | 75.7 yrs2024 | 132/217 | 35/42 | 70.5 yrs | 72.1 yrs | 73.8 yrs | +2.9%since 2014 | 78.7 yrs | 71.3 yrs | 76.0 yrs | |
| Life expectancy, menLife expectancy at birth, men, years | 70.5 yrs2024 | 119/217 | 31/42 | 66.2 yrs | 67.6 yrs | 68.2 yrs | +2.6%since 2014 | 72.9 yrs | 67.8 yrs | 71.1 yrs | |
| Infant mortalityInfant mortality, per 1,000 live births | 12.82024 | 96/196 | 15/35 | 29.6 | 20.1 | 14.5 | −27%since 2014 | 13.3 | 33.1 | 27.7 | |
| Under-5 mortalityUnder-5 mortality, per 1,000 live births | 15.02024 | 98/196 | 16/35 | 37.3 | 24.4 | 17.1 | −29%since 2014 | 15.4 | 43.8 | 37.4 | |
| Neonatal mortalityNeonatal mortality, per 1,000 live births | 8.42024 | 97/196 | 17/35 | 17.9 | 13.6 | 9.6 | −29%since 2014 | 8.3 | 21.6 | 17.2 | |
| Maternal mortalityMaternal mortality, per 100,000 live births | 472023 | 98/194 | 21/34 | 82 | 72 | 57 | −24%since 2013 | 77 | 235 | 197 | |
| Measles vaccinationMeasles immunisation, % of children 12–23 months | 79%2024 | 149/193 | 28/33 | 98% | 98% | 82% | −18.0 ppsince 2014 | 86% | 86% | 84% | |
| HIV prevalenceHIV prevalence, % of people 15–49 | 0.2%2024 | 97/153 | 29/29 | 0.8% | 0.4% | 0.2% | −0.1 ppsince 2014 | 0.6% | 0.7% | 0.7% | |
| TuberculosisTuberculosis incidence, per 100,000 people | 382024 | 111/208 | 16/40 | 280 | 62 | 38 | −22%since 2014 | 51 | 208 | 131 | |
| Health spendingCurrent health expenditure, % of GDP | 7.7%2023 | 68/193 | 11/33 | 6.3% | 8.7% | 9.2% | −0.8 ppsince 2013 | 7.9% | 3.7% | 10.1% | |
| Out-of-pocket spendingOut-of-pocket health spending, % of health expenditure | 53.1%2023 | 28/193 | 2/33 | 45.9% | 46.3% | 50.0% | +3.8 ppsince 2013 | 29.7% | 47.0% | 17.3% | |
| PhysiciansPhysicians per 1,000 people | 0.492020 | 131/180 | 27/29 | 0.56 | 0.29 | 0.49 | +67%since 2010 | 2.57 | 0.71 | 1.86 | |
| Hospital bedsHospital beds per 1,000 people | 0.52023 | 168/182 | 32/33 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.7 | −17%since 2013 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 3.3 | |
| Basic waterBasic drinking water, % of population | 95.7%2024 | 117/206 | 22/35 | 85.7% | 90.4% | 94.3% | +3.7 ppsince 2014 | 97.6% | 90.8% | 91.5% | |
| Basic sanitationBasic sanitation, % of population | 87.7%2024 | 127/203 | 27/34 | 64.5% | 74.5% | 84.0% | +9.3 ppsince 2014 | 90.3% | 73.9% | 82.2% | |
| Tobacco useTobacco use, % of adults | 12.1%2024 | 117/166 | 10/22 | 16.8% | 14.5% | 12.8% | −2.4 ppsince 2010 | 13.6% | 20.4% | 20.3% | |
| Road deathsRoad traffic deaths, per 100,000 people | 16.12019 | 85/186 | 13/32 | 15.4 | 16.4 | 16.12019 | −1.2%since 2009 | 17.3 | 17.4 | 16.7 |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
- Life expectancy+2.8%73.0 yrs in 2024
- Life expectancy, women+2.9%75.7 yrs in 2024
- Life expectancy, men+2.6%70.5 yrs in 2024
- Infant mortality−27%12.8 in 2024
Worse than ten years ago
- Measles vaccination−18.0 pp79% in 2024
- Out-of-pocket spending+3.8 pp53.1% in 2023
- Hospital beds−17%0.5 in 2023
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
Honduras and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Honduras. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Honduras | Guatemala | Nicaragua | El Salvador |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 73.0 yrs2024 | 72.7 yrs2024 | 75.1 yrs2024 | 72.3 yrs2024 |
| Life expectancy, women | 75.7 yrs2024 | 75.0 yrs2024 | 77.6 yrs2024 | 76.5 yrs2024 |
| Life expectancy, men | 70.5 yrs2024 | 70.4 yrs2024 | 72.5 yrs2024 | 67.8 yrs2024 |
| Infant mortality | 12.82024 | 17.22024 | 9.42024 | 8.82024 |
| Under-5 mortality | 15.02024 | 20.52024 | 11.22024 | 10.02024 |
| Neonatal mortality | 8.42024 | 9.52024 | 5.32024 | 4.32024 |
| Maternal mortality | 472023 | 942023 | 602023 | 392023 |
| Measles vaccination | 79%2024 | 90%2024 | 85%2023 | 96%2024 |
| HIV prevalence | 0.2%2024 | 0.2%2024 | — | 0.4%2024 |