Homicides in Honduras
Honduras: Homicides was 7,922 deaths in 2021. ▲ Rising
Homicides in Honduras, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
In 2021, homicides in Honduras stood at 7,922 deaths. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.2% on the previous year and up 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicides in Honduras peaked at 7,922 deaths in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3,560 deaths, in 2000.
That places Honduras 16th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Homicides in Honduras, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3,560 deaths | — |
| 2001 | 3,777 deaths | +6.1% |
| 2002 | 3,879 deaths | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 4,038 deaths | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 4,043 deaths | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 3,889 deaths | -3.8% |
| 2006 | 4,077 deaths | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 4,394 deaths | +7.8% |
| 2008 | 5,019 deaths | +14.2% |
| 2009 | 5,856 deaths | +16.7% |
| 2010 | 6,533 deaths | +11.6% |
| 2011 | 7,050 deaths | +7.9% |
| 2012 | 7,374 deaths | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 7,108 deaths | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 6,710 deaths | -5.6% |
| 2015 | 6,249 deaths | -6.9% |
| 2016 | 5,856 deaths | -6.3% |
| 2017 | 5,431 deaths | -7.3% |
| 2018 | 6,374 deaths | +17.4% |
| 2019 | 6,494 deaths | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 7,252 deaths | +11.7% |
| 2021 | 7,922 deaths | +9.2% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 7,922 deaths is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 743.83 deaths, 10.6× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 7,922 deaths is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 702.19 deaths, 11.3× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4,253 deaths | 3,560 deaths | 5,856 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,518 deaths | 5,431 deaths | 7,374 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,587 deaths | 7,252 deaths | 7,922 deaths | 2 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
More social development data for Honduras
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 270 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 94,449 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 4 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 4 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0086 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 94,449 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicides in Honduras?
- Homicides in Honduras was 7,922 deaths in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicides recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 7,922 deaths in 2021.
- What is the lowest homicides recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,560 deaths in 2000.
- How does Honduras rank for homicides?
- Honduras ranks 16th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is homicides rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.4%. 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 Homicides. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths from interpersonal violence in both sexes.