Life expectancy at birth in Honduras

Life expectancy at birth in Honduras was 73.0 years in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1960.

Measure: Life expectancy at birth (UN estimates) Unit: Years Data: 1960 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Honduras, 2024 73.0 Years
Change from 2023 +0.2% 2023: 72.9 years
World, 2024 73.5 years Official aggregate
Position in 2024 125th of 217 See the full ranking

Life expectancy at birth in Honduras over time

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Years. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Life expectancy at birth (UN estimates) (years), 2000 to 2024
Period HondurasWorld
2024 73.0 years 73.5 years
2023 72.9 years 73.3 years
2022 72.7 years 73.0 years
2021 69.5 years 71.2 years
2020 70.9 years 72.2 years
2019 72.1 years 72.9 years
2018 72.0 years 72.6 years
2017 71.8 years 72.4 years
2016 71.6 years 72.2 years
2015 71.3 years 72.0 years
2014 71.0 years 71.8 years
2013 70.8 years 71.5 years
2012 70.5 years 71.3 years
2011 70.1 years 71.0 years
2010 69.8 years 70.7 years
2009 69.8 years 70.4 years
2008 69.7 years 70.0 years
2007 69.5 years 69.8 years
2006 69.4 years 69.5 years
2005 69.2 years 69.1 years
2004 69.1 years 68.8 years
2003 68.9 years 68.5 years
2002 68.7 years 68.2 years
2001 68.5 years 67.9 years
2000 68.3 years 67.7 years

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.2% from 72.9 years in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 71.0 years, the figure has changed by +2.8%.
  • Among the 217 countries with data for 2024, Honduras has the 125th highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2024 was 73.5 years.

Source and dates

Original producer
United Nations Population Division, World Population Prospects
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SP.DYN.LE00.IN · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1960 to 2024 for Honduras
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: United Nations Population Division, World Population Prospects