Homicide rate by sex in Honduras
Honduras: Homicide rate by sex was 54.78 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
54.78
Change on year
down 13.8%
World rank
11th
of 138 countries
All-time high
153.72
in 2011
All-time low
54.78
in 2023
Years of data
18
2006–2023
Homicide rate by sex in Honduras, 2006–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, homicide rate by sex in Honduras stood at 54.78. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of down 13.8% on the previous year and down 58.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate by sex in Honduras peaked at 153.72 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 54.78, in 2023.
Honduras ranks 11th of 138 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 94.87 | 75.32 | 119.03 | 4 |
| 2010s | 110.43 | 67.82 | 153.72 | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.04 | 54.78 | 69.4 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
- 8 South Africa 73.37 compare
- 9 Saint Lucia 68.85 compare
- 10 Bahamas 62.03 compare
- 12 Belize 51.25 compare
- 13 Trinidad and Tobago 47.12 compare
- 14 Colombia 46.95 compare
More social development data for Honduras
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 270 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 94,449 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh 4 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 1 (2025)
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index 0.819 (2025)
- Liberal democracy index 0.38 (2025)
- Electoral democracy index 0.511 (2025)
- Freedom of association index 0.871 (2025)
- Freedom of expression index 0.861 (2025)
- Participatory democracy index 0.32 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate by sex in Honduras?
- Homicide rate by sex in Honduras was 54.78 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicide rate by sex recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 153.72 in 2011.
- What is the lowest homicide rate by sex recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.78 in 2023.
- How does Honduras rank for homicide rate by sex?
- Honduras ranks 11th out of 138 countries with data for 2023.
- Is homicide rate by sex rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is down 58.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Honduras data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Homicide rate by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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