Homicide Rate in Honduras: 1800 to Today (and Tomorrow)

To view a century as a collection of rates is to look at the fragility of existence through a wide lens. Behind every digit lies a human story, a life interrupted, and a statistic that represents more than a cold calculation. In the 2020s, the homicide rate in Honduras stands at 20 per 100,000, placing the nation at ranking #146 of 157 countries. These figures describe the quiet reality of daily life, measuring the weight of peace and the burden of volatility in the lives actually lived there.

History shows a slow, irregular movement across the map of time. In the 1800s estimate, the rate was 25 per 100,000, beginning a gradual descent that reached 24 in the 1900s estimate. The arc dipped to 18 in the 1980s before climbing to 24 in the 2000s. Since then, the numbers have moved toward the 20 recorded in the 2020s. Projections suggest a continued shift, aiming toward 13.27 in the 2100s, reflecting the enduring pursuit of stability across the shifting decades of the Honduran experience.

If you were born in a different era, your exposure to these risks would change according to the decade of your arrival. A life lived in the 1840s estimate faced a rate of 24.6 per 100,000, while someone born into the 2030s projection may see that figure settle at 19. These statistical facts map the changing horizon of safety and danger, defining the boundaries of what is possible for a person born in this land. Use our interactive tool to see where you rank among everyone ever born.