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Topic 05 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Honduras: Health & Wellbeing
How long, and how well fed, do people live?
Honduras is placed 132nd of 200 countries on health & wellbeing in the Country Index 2026, from 4 of its 4 key statistics. Readings behind it: Life Expectancy at Birth 72.88 (2023); Under-Five Mortality Rate 14.96 (2024).
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of 200 countries placed
Placed from 4 of 4 key statistics
- 72.88Life Expectancy at Birth, 2023Years a newborn would live at current death rates
- 14.96Under-Five Mortality Rate, 2024Deaths before age five (per 1,000 live births)
- 18.71Stunting Prevalence in Children Under Five, 2024Children under 5 who are stunted (%)
- 14.3Prevalence of Severe Food Insecurity, 2024Population in severe food insecurity (%)
01The evidence
The 4 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Honduras on health & wellbeing — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used — or, for a survey-based key, each country’s latest reading; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.
Key 1 of 4
Life Expectancy at Birth
UN DESA Population Division
2023 edition · data for 2023 · CC BY 3.0 IGO
72.88
Years a newborn would live at current death rates
Higher is better
Honduras: 72.88. Across the 222 countries in this edition, values run from 54.46 (Nigeria) to 86.37 (Monaco); the world median is 74.63.
- World median
- 74.63
- Best in Central America
- 80.8 Costa Rica
- Land neighbours
- Guatemala 72.6 · Nicaragua 74.95 · El Salvador 72.1
Key 2 of 4
Under-Five Mortality Rate
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME)
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 3.0 IGO
14.96
Deaths before age five (per 1,000 live births)
Lower is better
Honduras: 14.96. Across the 200 countries in this edition, values run from 1.26 (San Marino) to 115.65 (Nigeria); the world median is 14.54.
- World median
- 14.54
- Best in Central America
- 10.05 El Salvador
- Land neighbours
- Guatemala 20.51 · Nicaragua 11.24 · El Salvador 10.05
Key 3 of 4
Stunting Prevalence in Children Under Five
UNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group (Joint Malnutrition Estimates)
Latest reading per country, 2014–2024 · Honduras’s is from 2019 · CC BY 3.0 IGO
18.71
Children under 5 who are stunted (%)
Lower is better
Honduras: 18.71. Across the 162 countries at their latest reading, values run from 0.518 (Latvia) to 52.8 (Burundi); the world median is 13.8.
- World median
- 13.8
- Best in Central America
- 9 Costa Rica
- Land neighbours
- Guatemala 46 · El Salvador 10
Key 4 of 4
Prevalence of Severe Food Insecurity
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 4.0
14.3
Population in severe food insecurity (%)
Lower is better
Honduras: 14.3. Across the 125 countries in this edition, values run from 0.6 (Brazil) to 62.9 (South Sudan); the world median is 4.9.
- World median
- 4.9
- Best in Central America
- 2.3 Costa Rica
- Land neighbours
- Guatemala 22.4 · El Salvador 12.3
02Over time
Which way Honduras is moving
Each key’s published value, edition by edition, beside the world median. The Country Index 2026 is the first edition of the standing, so the standing itself has no history to chart yet.
Life Expectancy at Birth
Years a newborn would live at current death rates · higher is better
HondurasWorld median
Honduras rose from 68.3 in 2000 to 72.88 in 2023; the world median went from 70.68 to 74.63.
Every year’s figures
Year Honduras World median 2023 72.88 74.630 2022 72.72 74.313 2021 69.49 72.433 2020 70.86 73.063 2019 72.12 74.196 2018 72.00 74.081 2017 71.80 74.029 2016 71.62 74.013 2015 71.32 73.783 2014 71.03 73.330 2013 70.76 73.386 2012 70.46 73.210 2011 70.12 73.003 2010 69.77 72.827 2009 69.82 72.426 2008 69.66 72.264 2007 69.54 72.113 2006 69.36 72.027 2005 69.20 71.876 2004 69.05 71.477 2003 68.87 71.409 2002 68.71 71.173 2001 68.49 70.926 2000 68.30 70.678 Under-Five Mortality Rate
Deaths before age five (per 1,000 live births) · lower is better
HondurasWorld median
Honduras fell from 37.28 in 2000 to 14.96 in 2024; the world median went from 30.43 to 14.54.
Every year’s figures
Year Honduras World median 2024 15.0 14.5 2023 15.5 15.2 2022 16.0 14.7 2021 16.5 15.1 2020 17.1 15.3 2019 17.7 15.7 2018 18.2 16.3 2017 18.9 16.8 2016 19.6 17.5 2015 20.3 17.9 2014 21.1 18.3 2013 21.9 18.7 2012 22.7 18.8 2011 23.5 19.0 2010 24.4 19.2 2009 25.4 20.8 2008 26.4 20.7 2007 27.4 21.8 2006 28.6 22.8 2005 29.8 24.0 2004 31.1 25.9 2003 32.5 26.9 2002 34.0 28.0 2001 35.6 29.1 2000 37.3 30.4 Prevalence of Severe Food Insecurity
Population in severe food insecurity (%) · lower is better
HondurasWorld median
Honduras rose from 14.2 in 2015 to 14.3 in 2024; the world median went from 3.4 to 4.9.
Every year’s figures
Year Honduras World median 2024 14.3 4.9 2023 15.4 4.7 2022 15.3 5.4 2021 15.5 5.7 2020 15.1 5.6 2019 14.6 5.0 2018 14.0 4.2 2017 14.1 4.0 2016 14.1 3.4 2015 14.2 3.4
03In context
Honduras beside its neighbours
A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 200 countries on health & wellbeing, never a place within the region.
Honduras and the countries it borders
Standing among all 200; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.
| Country | Standing | Life Expectancy at BirthYears a newborn would live at current death rates | Under-Five Mortality RateDeaths before age five (per 1,000 live births) | Stunting Prevalence in Children Under FiveChildren under 5 who are stunted (%) | Prevalence of Severe Food InsecurityPopulation in severe food insecurity (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Nicaragua | =90th | 74.95 | 11.24 | — | — |
 El Salvador | 107th | 72.1 | 10.05 | 10 | 12.3 |
| Honduras | 132nd | 72.88 | 14.96 | 18.71 | 14.3 |
 Guatemala | 156th | 72.6 | 20.51 | 46 | 22.4 |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across Central America
Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 200.
Placed either side on health & wellbeing
The countries immediately above and below Honduras in the topic’s list.
04Context, no vote
Where Honduras is ahead of the world, and behind
55 more statistics filed under health & wellbeing, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.
Ahead of the world median17
Statistics on which Honduras does better than the middle country measured.
Malaria Incidence (P. falciparum)MAP · 2025 · world median 52.470.04952.47▲ Improved since 2015
Honduras: 0.049 · world median 52.47 · New P. falciparum malaria cases per 1,000 people per year. Malaria Atlas Project (MAP), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 334.75; lower is better.
Malaria Mortality (P. falciparum)MAP · 2024 · world median 8.1060.0158.106▼ Worsened since 2014
Honduras: 0.015 · world median 8.106 · Deaths from P. falciparum malaria per 100,000 people per year. Malaria Atlas Project (MAP), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 133.27; lower is better.
Agreement That Vaccines Are SafeWellcome Trust · 2018 · world median 77.6589.1877.65No earlier reading
Honduras: 89.18 · world median 77.65 · People aged 15+ who agree that vaccines are safe (% of those who had heard of vaccines). Wellcome Trust, 2018 edition, data for 2018.
Published values in that edition run from 29.29 to 97.91; higher is better.
Position 28th of 144 · derived.
Minimum Dietary Diversity, Children Aged 6–23 MonthsUNICEF · 2025 · world median 37.5757.3437.57No earlier reading
Honduras: 57.34 · world median 37.57 · Children aged 6-23 months fed from at least 5 of 8 food groups (%). UNICEF, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 8.089 to 85.88; higher is better.
Position 29th of 115 · derived.
Wasting Prevalence in Children Under FiveUNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group (Joint Malnutrition Estimates) · 2024 · world median 3.5461.8823.546No earlier reading
Honduras: 1.882 · world median 3.546 · Children under 5 who are wasted (%). UNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group (Joint Malnutrition Estimates), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.1 to 22.74; lower is better.
Position 123rd of 163 · derived, 1st = worst.
Violent Discipline of ChildrenUNICEF · 2025 · world median 75.862.575.8No earlier reading
Honduras: 62.5 · world median 75.8 · Children aged 1-14 experiencing violent discipline (%). UNICEF, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 37.6 to 94; lower is better.
Position 68th of 90 · derived, 1st = worst.
Demand for Family Planning Satisfied by Modern MethodsUN DESA Population Division · 2023 · world median 71.2579.371.25No real change since 2013
Honduras: 79.3 · world median 71.25 · Share of women aged 15–49 wanting to avoid pregnancy who use a modern method (%). UN DESA Population Division, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 8.4 to 92.4; higher is better.
Position 53rd of 196 · derived.
Severe Child Food Poverty, Children Aged 6–23 MonthsUNICEF · 2024 · world median 21.269.9321.26No earlier reading
Honduras: 9.93 · world median 21.26 · Children aged 6-23 months fed from at most 2 of 8 food groups (%). UNICEF, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1.169 to 63.08; lower is better.
Position 82nd of 113 · derived, 1st = worst.
Postnatal Care for Newborns Within Two DaysUNICEF · 2025 · world median 82.993.982.9No earlier reading
Honduras: 93.9 · world median 82.9 · Newborns with a health check within 2 days of birth (%). UNICEF, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 7.3 to 99.9; higher is better.
Position 31st of 109 · derived.
Malaria Incidence (P. vivax)MAP · 2025 · world median 1.3820.181.382▲ Improved since 2015
Honduras: 0.18 · world median 1.382 · New P. vivax malaria cases per 1,000 people per year. Malaria Atlas Project (MAP), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.001 to 184.62; lower is better.
Overweight Prevalence in Children Under FiveUNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group (Joint Malnutrition Estimates) · 2024 · world median 5.54.1975.5▲ Improved since 2014
Honduras: 4.197 · world median 5.5 · Children under 5 who are overweight (%). UNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group (Joint Malnutrition Estimates), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.623 to 26.43; lower is better.
Position 114th of 163 · derived, 1st = worst.
Oral Rehydration Salts for Children with DiarrhoeaUNICEF · 2024 · world median 41.552.941.5No earlier reading
Honduras: 52.9 · world median 41.5 · Children under 5 with diarrhoea given oral rehydration salts (%). UNICEF, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 9.9 to 95.4; higher is better.
Position 42nd of 127 · derived.
Antenatal Care Coverage, At Least Four VisitsUNICEF · 2025 · world median 8188.381No earlier reading
Honduras: 88.3 · world median 81 · Women with a live birth who had 4+ antenatal visits (%). UNICEF, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 22.6 to 100; higher is better.
Position 51st of 153 · derived.
HPV Vaccination Coverage, GirlsWUENIC · 2025 · world median 65.57365.5▲ Improved since 2018
Honduras: 73 · world median 65.5 · Girls in the target group given the final dose of HPV vaccine (%). WHO and UNICEF (WUENIC), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1 to 99; higher is better.
Global Report on Food CrisesFSIN · 2024 · world median 221922▼ Worsened since 2016
Honduras: 19 · world median 22 · In IPC Phase 3+ (% of analysed population). Food Security Information Network (FSIN), 2025 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 3 to 56; lower is better.
Position 26th of 44 · derived, 1st = worst.
Care-Seeking for Children with Symptoms of PneumoniaUNICEF · 2024 · world median 67.770.167.7No earlier reading
Honduras: 70.1 · world median 67.7 · Children under 5 with pneumonia symptoms taken to a health provider (%). UNICEF, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 14 to 99.1; higher is better.
Position 60th of 127 · derived.
Stillbirth RateUN IGME · 2023 · world median 8.1638.0028.163▲ Improved since 2013
Honduras: 8.002 · world median 8.163 · Stillbirths (per 1,000 total births). UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 1.18 to 34.9; lower is better.
Position 103rd of 200 · derived, 1st = worst.
Behind the world median28
Statistics on which Honduras does worse than the middle country measured.
Maternal Mortality RatioMMEIG · 2023 · world median 46.6546.7546.65▲ Improved since 2013
Honduras: 46.75 · world median 46.65 · Maternal deaths per 100,000 live births. UN Maternal Mortality Estimation Inter-Agency Group (MMEIG), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.11 to 992.83; lower is better.
Position 97th of 195 · derived, 1st = worst.
Infant Mortality RateUN IGME · 2024 · world median 12.2612.7512.26▲ Improved since 2014
Honduras: 12.75 · world median 12.26 · Deaths before age one (per 1,000 live births). UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1.214 to 71.87; lower is better.
Position 98th of 200 · derived, 1st = worst.
Neonatal Mortality RateUN IGME · 2024 · world median 8.1348.3998.134▲ Improved since 2014
Honduras: 8.399 · world median 8.134 · Deaths in the first 28 days (per 1,000 live births). UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.544 to 39.47; lower is better.
Position 98th of 200 · derived, 1st = worst.
Global Multidimensional Poverty IndexOPHI · 2025 · world median 0.0390.0510.039▼ Worsened since 2018
Honduras: 0.051 · world median 0.039 · MPI (0–1). Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 0.517; lower is better.
Position 53rd of 109 · derived, 1st = worst.
Share of Dietary Energy Supply from Cereals, Roots and TubersFAO · 2022 · world median 414241No real change since 2012
Honduras: 42 · world median 41 · Share of dietary energy supply from cereals, roots and tubers (%). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 21 to 82; lower is better.
Adult Mortality (Probability of Dying Between 15 and 60)UN DESA Population Division · 2023 · world median 133.7143.5133.7▲ Improved since 2013
Honduras: 143.5 · world median 133.7 · Deaths before age 60 per 1,000 people alive at 15, at that year's death rates. UN DESA Population Division, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 25.15 to 415.44; lower is better.
Position 101st of 222 · derived, 1st = worst.
Early Initiation of BreastfeedingUNICEF · 2024 · world median 52.9551.3852.95No earlier reading
Honduras: 51.38 · world median 52.95 · Newborns put to the breast within one hour of birth (%). UNICEF, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 7.749 to 93.1; higher is better.
Position 75th of 136 · derived.
Share of Population Unable to Afford a Healthy DietFAO · 2025 · world median 26.434.226.4No real change since 2017
Honduras: 34.2 · world median 26.4 · Share of the population unable to afford a healthy diet (%). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.6 to 93.9; lower is better.
Position 66th of 145 · derived, 1st = worst.
Days Above 35°CECMWF · 2025 · world median 3.488.13.48No real change since 2015
Honduras: 8.1 · world median 3.48 · Days a year with a maximum temperature above 35°C, averaged over the country’s land. World Bank Group (Climate Change Knowledge Portal), from Copernicus ERA5 (ECMWF), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 222.89; lower is better.
INFORM Severity IndexACAPS · 2025 · world median 3.13.43.1▼ Worsened since 2020
Honduras: 3.4 · world median 3.1 · INFORM Severity (1–5, most severe crisis). ACAPS, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1.3 to 4.7; lower is better.
Position 31st of 81 · derived, 1st = worst.
Immunisation Coverage, Measles First Dose (MCV1)WUENIC · 2025 · world median 908790▼ Worsened since 2015
Honduras: 87 · world median 90 · Infants given a first dose of measles vaccine (%). WHO and UNICEF (WUENIC), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 13 to 99; higher is better.
Life Expectancy at Age 65UN DESA Population Division · 2023 · world median 16.3915.0916.39▲ Improved since 2013
Honduras: 15.09 · world median 16.39 · Further years a 65-year-old would live at current death rates. UN DESA Population Division, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 12.13 to 23.21; higher is better.
Position 139th of 222 · derived.
Immunisation Coverage, DTP3WUENIC · 2025 · world median 918691▼ Worsened since 2015
Honduras: 86 · world median 91 · Infants given a third dose of DTP vaccine (%). WHO and UNICEF (WUENIC), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 39 to 99; higher is better.
Institutional DeliveriesUNICEF · 2025 · world median 96.99296.9No earlier reading
Honduras: 92 · world median 96.9 · Live births delivered in a health facility (%). UNICEF, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 11.5 to 100; higher is better.
Gender Inequality IndexUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 0.3510.4370.351▼ Worsened since 2013
Honduras: 0.437 · world median 0.351 · GII (0 = full equality, 1 = maximum inequality). UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.003 to 0.838; lower is better.
Ranked 112th of 172 by UNDP Human Development Report Office.
Human Capital IndexWorld Bank Group · 2020 · world median 0.5640.4810.564▼ Worsened since 2017
Honduras: 0.481 · world median 0.564 · HCI score (0–1). World Bank Group, 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 0.292 to 0.879; higher is better.
Position 117th of 172 · derived.
Low Birthweight PrevalenceUNICEF and WHO (Joint Low Birthweight Estimates) · 2020 · world median 10.2113.0910.21▼ Worsened since 2010
Honduras: 13.09 · world median 10.21 · Live births weighing under 2,500 g (%). UNICEF and WHO (Joint Low Birthweight Estimates), 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 3.993 to 27.44; lower is better.
Position 51st of 158 · derived, 1st = worst.
Mortality Rate, Ages 5–14UN IGME · 2024 · world median 2.8584.6082.858▼ Worsened since 2014
Honduras: 4.608 · world median 2.858 · Deaths between ages 5 and 14 (per 1,000 children aged 5). UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.392 to 59.04; lower is better.
Position 62nd of 200 · derived, 1st = worst.
Exclusive Breastfeeding Under Six MonthsUNICEF · 2024 · world median 40.7430.2240.74No earlier reading
Honduras: 30.22 · world median 40.74 · Infants under 6 months exclusively breastfed (%). UNICEF, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 3.497 to 83.3; higher is better.
Position 98th of 136 · derived.
Human Development IndexUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 0.7620.6450.762No real change since 2013
Honduras: 0.645 · world median 0.762 · HDI score (0–1). UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.388 to 0.972; higher is better.
Ranked 139th of 193 by UNDP Human Development Report Office.
Prevalence of Moderate or Severe Food InsecurityFAO · 2024 · world median 20.939.320.9▲ Improved since 2015
Honduras: 39.3 · world median 20.9 · Population in moderate or severe food insecurity (%). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1 to 88.8; lower is better.
Position 38th of 135 · derived, 1st = worst.
PM2.5 Air Pollution ExposureAtmospheric Composition Analysis Group, Washington University in St. Louis · 2023 · world median 14.4523.114.45▼ Worsened since 2013
Honduras: 23.1 · world median 14.45 · Population-weighted PM2.5 concentration (µg/m³). Atmospheric Composition Analysis Group, Washington University in St. Louis, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 2.5 to 68.2; lower is better.
Position 60th of 220 · derived, 1st = worst.
Fruit Supply per PersonFAO · 2023 · world median 84.8357.7584.83▼ Worsened since 2013
Honduras: 57.75 · world median 84.83 · Fruit available as food, excluding wine (kg per person per year). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 4.27 to 379.63; higher is better.
Dietary Energy SupplyFAO · 2024 · world median 2,9822,6212,982▼ Worsened since 2014
Honduras: 2,621 · world median 2,982 · Dietary energy supply (kcal per person per day). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1,757 to 3,962; higher is better.
Position 120th of 155 · derived.
Prevalence of UndernourishmentFAO · 2023 · world median 5.214.85.2▼ Worsened since 2013
Honduras: 14.8 · world median 5.2 · Population undernourished (%). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 2.5 to 54.2; lower is better.
Position 38th of 104 · derived, 1st = worst.
Coefficient of Variation of Habitual Caloric ConsumptionFAO · 2024 · world median 0.250.310.25▲ Improved since 2014
Honduras: 0.31 · world median 0.25 · Coefficient of variation of habitual calorie consumption across the population (standard deviation ÷ mean). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.17 to 0.4; lower is better.
Vegetable Supply per PersonFAO · 2023 · world median 102.6935.73102.69▼ Worsened since 2013
Honduras: 35.73 · world median 102.69 · Vegetables available as food (kg per person per year). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 6.89 to 412.72; higher is better.
Adolescent Birth Rate (Ages 15–19)UN DESA Population Division · 2023 · world median 27.4682.0827.46▼ Worsened since 2013
Honduras: 82.08 · world median 27.46 · Live births per 1,000 women aged 15–19. UN DESA Population Division, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.465 to 163.09; lower is better.
Position 29th of 222 · derived, 1st = worst.
No better end10
These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.
Average Weekly Hours WorkedILO · 2025 · world median 38.8944.2138.89Moved since 2015
Honduras: 44.21 · world median 38.89 · Average weekly hours actually worked per employed person. International Labour Organization (ILO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 23.64 to 54.7.
Position 28th of 182 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Pesticide Use per HectareFAO · 2024 · world median 1.735.661.73Moved since 2014
Honduras: 5.66 · world median 1.73 · Pesticide use (kg per hectare of cropland). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 37.72.
Position 46th of 178 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Modern Contraceptive PrevalenceUN DESA Population Division · 2023 · world median 35.44635.4Moved since 2013
Honduras: 46 · world median 35.4 · Share of all women aged 15–49 using a modern contraceptive method (%). UN DESA Population Division, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 2 to 73.8.
Contraceptive Prevalence (Any Method)UN DESA Population Division · 2023 · world median 41.2549.841.25No real change since 2013
Honduras: 49.8 · world median 41.25 · Share of all women aged 15–49 using any contraceptive method (%). UN DESA Population Division, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 6.6 to 78.7.
Children with Functional DifficultiesUNICEF · 2024 · world median 1315.813No earlier reading
Honduras: 15.8 · world median 13 · Children aged 5-17 with a functional difficulty (%). UNICEF, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.9 to 35.2.
Cost of a Healthy DietFAO · 2025 · world median 4.554.854.55Moved since 2017
Honduras: 4.85 · world median 4.55 · Cost of the cheapest locally available healthy diet, PPP dollars per person per day. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 2.66 to 8.27.
Caesarean Section RateUNICEF · 2025 · world median 20.6524.820.65No earlier reading
Honduras: 24.8 · world median 20.65 · Live births delivered by caesarean section (%). UNICEF, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.6 to 72.2.
Meat Supply per PersonFAO · 2023 · world median 57.8337.6957.83No real change since 2013
Honduras: 37.69 · world median 57.83 · Meat available as food (kg per person per year, carcass weight). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 3.49 to 156.95.
Fish and Seafood Supply per PersonFAO · 2023 · world median 16.174.3916.17Moved since 2013
Honduras: 4.39 · world median 16.17 · Fish and seafood available as food (kg per person per year, live-weight equivalent). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.38 to 83.81.
Catastrophic Out-of-Pocket Health SpendingWorld Bank Group · 2019 · world median 6.881.1396.88No earlier reading
Honduras: 1.139 · world median 6.88 · Population in households spending more than 10% of their budget on health out of pocket (%). World Bank Group, 2019 edition, data for 2019.
Published values in that edition run from 0.133 to 31.21.
No current reading for Honduras
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“Position · derived” is this site’s ordering of the published values, 1st = best unless the row says otherwise; the publisher ranks no country on it. Rank, position and standing
05Country Index 2026
Health & Wellbeing among Honduras’s 16 topics
Health & Wellbeing is Honduras’s 9th best-placed topic of 16. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Environment & Sustainability37th of 1863/4 keys
- Work & Labourjoint 78th of 1824/4 keys
- Energy77th of 1653/3 keys
- Gender & Equalityjoint 91st of 1834/4 keys
- Peace & Securityjoint 91st of 1774/4 keys
- Development & Human Capital126th of 1963/3 keys
- Economy & Innovation115th of 1764/4 keys
- Democracy & Civil Liberties130th of 1984/4 keys
- Health & Wellbeing132nd of 2004/4 keys
- Governance & Institutions129th of 1944/4 keys
- Digital & Technology136th of 1984/4 keys
- Mobility & Tradejoint 128th of 1774/4 keys
- Education & Knowledge151st of 1984/4 keys
- Food & Agriculture142nd of 1844/4 keys
- Risk & Resilience154th of 1934/4 keys
- Poverty & Inequality131st of 1593/3 keys
06The top of the list
Who leads on health & wellbeing
The three countries placed highest of 200, and the leaders Honduras can most readily be measured against.
1
San MarinoSouthern Europe
1st of 200 · 2 of 4 keys
Photo: Matl derivative work: Jjtkk · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
2
MonacoWestern Europe
2nd of 200 · 2 of 4 keys
Photo: Martin Weber derivative work: Jjtkk · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
3
AndorraSouthern Europe
3rd of 200 · 2 of 4 keys
Photo: Tiia Monto derivative work: Jjtkk · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
Placed highest nearby
Highest placed on all 4 keys
South Korea5th4/4 keysHighest in Americas
United States=30th4/4 keysHighest in Central America
Costa Rica60th4/4 keysThis page
Honduras132nd4/4 keys
Positions out of 200 placed on the topic. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed, and the top of the list is often held on fewer of them.
07Analysis
Charts and analysis about Honduras and health & wellbeing
On health & wellbeing
Global Hunger Index 2025: Countries with the Most Alarming Hunger Crisis
Thirteen countries scored across four editions — 2000, 2008, 2016 and 2025 — and five the report could not score at all. DR Congo and South Sudan share 121st place on 37.5.
On health & wellbeing
World Happiness Report 2025: Finland Leads Again as the US and UK Face Major Declines
The ten highest life evaluations of 2025, drawn on a world map, and the six things the report uses to explain them. Costa Rica and Mexico are the only two outside Europe and the Middle East.
08Questions
Honduras on health & wellbeing: questions answered
Every answer is built from the numbers on this page, so none can say something the page does not.
How does Honduras rank on health & wellbeing?
Honduras is placed 132nd of 200 countries on Health & Wellbeing in the Country Index 2026, from 4 of its 4 key statistics (Life Expectancy at Birth, Under-Five Mortality Rate, Stunting Prevalence in Children Under Five and Prevalence of Severe Food Insecurity). The position is this site’s ordering of published statistics, not a rank any publisher printed.
What is the latest Life Expectancy at Birth figure for Honduras?
72.88 in 2023 (years a newborn would live at current death rates), according to UN DESA Population Division. The world median in the same edition was 74.63.
What is the latest Under-Five Mortality Rate figure for Honduras?
14.96 in 2024 (deaths before age five (per 1,000 live births)), according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME). The world median in the same edition was 14.54.
How does Honduras compare with Guatemala on health & wellbeing?
Guatemala is placed 156th of 200, and Honduras 132nd. Life Expectancy at Birth: Guatemala 72.6, Honduras 72.88; Under-Five Mortality Rate: Guatemala 20.51, Honduras 14.96; Stunting Prevalence in Children Under Five: Guatemala 46, Honduras 18.71; Prevalence of Severe Food Insecurity: Guatemala 22.4, Honduras 14.3.
How have Honduras’s health & wellbeing figures changed?
Life Expectancy at Birth rose from 68.3 in 2000 to 72.88 in 2023; Under-Five Mortality Rate fell from 37.28 in 2000 to 14.96 in 2024; Prevalence of Severe Food Insecurity rose from 14.2 in 2015 to 14.3 in 2024.
Which health & wellbeing statistics are missing for Honduras?
No current reading is published for Honduras on Adults Who Have Been Too Anxious or Depressed to Carry On, Births Attended by Skilled Health Staff, Excess Mortality During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Fatal Occupational Injuries, Female Genital Mutilation Prevalence and Insecticide-Treated Net Use. They are listed rather than hidden, so the evidence on the page can be checked against it.
09Method
Method, sources and how to cite
What this topic does not measure
Health spending, hospital beds and doctors per person are not measured, because more of any of them does not guarantee better outcomes. Mental health and self-reported happiness are not part of this topic. Food supply per person is measured under Food & Agriculture. Maternal mortality and many other indicators are published here as context; maternal mortality is a key in Development & Human Capital instead.
How the Health & Wellbeing standing is decided
A standing is this site’s ordering, named with its edition — never a publisher’s rank. 4 key statistics vote, one vote each; every country’s published value becomes a place within that key’s own field, the places are averaged, and the average is never published. A country needs 2 of the 4 keys to be placed.
The health & wellbeing method, step by stepHow every standing on this site is built
The key statistics and their licences
- Life Expectancy at Birth — UN DESA Population Division, CC BY 3.0 IGO
- Under-Five Mortality Rate — UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), CC BY 3.0 IGO
- Stunting Prevalence in Children Under Five — UNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group (Joint Malnutrition Estimates), CC BY 3.0 IGO
- Prevalence of Severe Food Insecurity — Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), CC BY 4.0
The other 55 statistics on this page come from 18 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.
The standing itself is part of the Country Index 2026, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photographs
Honduras’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Honduras (banner) — Talk2winik, CC0
- San Marino — Matl derivative work: Jjtkk, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Monaco — Martin Weber derivative work: Jjtkk, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Andorra — Tiia Monto derivative work: Jjtkk, CC BY-SA 3.0
Cite this page
Nations Inquiry (2026). Honduras: Health & Wellbeing — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/honduras/health