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Homicide rate in Honduras

Honduras: Homicide rate was 77.07 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
77.07 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
up 7.6%
World rank
2nd
of 194 countries
All-time high
83.87 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2012
All-time low
51.41 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2005
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Homicide rate in Honduras, 2000–2021

0204060802000201020212000: 53.5 deaths per 100,000 people2001: 55.2 deaths per 100,000 people2002: 55.3 deaths per 100,000 people2003: 56.1 deaths per 100,000 people2004: 54.8 deaths per 100,000 people2005: 51.4 deaths per 100,000 people2006: 52.6 deaths per 100,000 people2007: 55.5 deaths per 100,000 people2008: 62 deaths per 100,000 people2009: 70.8 deaths per 100,000 people2010: 77.3 deaths per 100,000 people2011: 81.8 deaths per 100,000 people2012: 83.9 deaths per 100,000 people2013: 79.3 deaths per 100,000 people2014: 73.5 deaths per 100,000 people2015: 67.2 deaths per 100,000 people2016: 61.9 deaths per 100,000 people2017: 56.4 deaths per 100,000 people2018: 65.1 deaths per 100,000 people2019: 65.2 deaths per 100,000 people2020: 71.7 deaths per 100,000 people2021: 77.1 deaths per 100,000 people

Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.

Analysis

The most recent figure for homicide rate in Honduras is 77.07 deaths per 100,000 people, measured in 2021.

That represents a change of up 7.6% on the previous year and down 5.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, homicide rate in Honduras peaked at 83.87 deaths per 100,000 people in 2012 and was at its lowest, 51.41 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2005.

Honduras ranks 2nd of 194 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 56.7 deaths per 100,000 people 51.41 deaths per 100,000 people 70.75 deaths per 100,000 people 10
2010s 71.16 deaths per 100,000 people 56.41 deaths per 100,000 people 83.87 deaths per 100,000 people 10
2020s 74.36 deaths per 100,000 people 71.65 deaths per 100,000 people 77.07 deaths per 100,000 people 2

Countries ranked near Honduras

  1. 1 El Salvador 94.3 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  2. 3 Venezuela 62.84 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  3. 4 Jamaica 51.87 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  4. 5 Bahamas 43.95 deaths per 100,000 people compare

See the full ranking of 194 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is homicide rate in Honduras?
Homicide rate in Honduras was 77.07 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest homicide rate recorded in Honduras?
The highest recorded value was 83.87 deaths per 100,000 people in 2012.
What is the lowest homicide rate recorded in Honduras?
The lowest recorded value was 51.41 deaths per 100,000 people in 2005.
How does Honduras rank for homicide rate?
Honduras ranks 2nd out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
Is homicide rate rising or falling in Honduras?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Honduras data come from?
The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Homicide rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Homicide rate
Unit
deaths per 100,000 people
Source
World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 4,268 data points, 2000–2021
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Estimated number of deaths from interpersonal violence in both sexes, per 100,000 people.