Intentional homicides, male in Honduras
Honduras: Intentional homicides, male was 54.78 per 100,000 male in 2023. ▼ Falling
Intentional homicides, male in Honduras, 2006–2023
Source: UNODC Research - Data Portal – Intentional Homicide, UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). Measured in per 100,000 male.
Analysis
Honduras recorded 54.78 per 100,000 male for intentional homicides, male in 2023. 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, intentional homicides, male in Honduras peaked at 153.72 per 100,000 male in 2011 and was at its lowest, 54.78 per 100,000 male, in 2023.
Honduras ranks 11th of 132 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Intentional homicides, male in Honduras, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 male | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 75.32 per 100,000 male | — |
| 2007 | 82.6 per 100,000 male | +9.7% |
| 2008 | 102.54 per 100,000 male | +24.1% |
| 2009 | 119.03 per 100,000 male | +16.1% |
| 2010 | 138.69 per 100,000 male | +16.5% |
| 2011 | 153.72 per 100,000 male | +10.8% |
| 2012 | 149.4 per 100,000 male | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 132.55 per 100,000 male | -11.3% |
| 2014 | 118.06 per 100,000 male | -10.9% |
| 2015 | 100.27 per 100,000 male | -15.1% |
| 2016 | 98.63 per 100,000 male | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 71.69 per 100,000 male | -27.3% |
| 2018 | 67.82 per 100,000 male | -5.4% |
| 2019 | 73.44 per 100,000 male | +8.3% |
| 2020 | 64.41 per 100,000 male | -12.3% |
| 2021 | 69.4 per 100,000 male | +7.8% |
| 2022 | 63.57 per 100,000 male | -8.4% |
| 2023 | 54.78 per 100,000 male | -13.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 94.87 per 100,000 male | 75.32 per 100,000 male | 119.03 per 100,000 male | 4 |
| 2010s | 110.43 per 100,000 male | 67.82 per 100,000 male | 153.72 per 100,000 male | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.04 per 100,000 male | 54.78 per 100,000 male | 69.4 per 100,000 male | 4 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
- 8 South Africa 73.37 per 100,000 male compare
- 9 Saint Lucia 68.85 per 100,000 male compare
- 10 Bahamas 62.03 per 100,000 male compare
- 12 Belize 51.25 per 100,000 male compare
- 13 Trinidad and Tobago 47.12 per 100,000 male compare
- 14 Colombia 46.95 per 100,000 male compare
More public sector data for Honduras
- Arms imports 7.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.6466 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2020)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 7.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 53.69 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0157 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 11.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 581.27 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 35.75 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is intentional homicides, male in Honduras?
- Intentional homicides, male in Honduras was 54.78 per 100,000 male in 2023, according to UNODC Research - Data Portal – Intentional Homicide, UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).
- What is the highest intentional homicides, male recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 153.72 per 100,000 male in 2011.
- What is the lowest intentional homicides, male recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.78 per 100,000 male in 2023.
- How does Honduras rank for intentional homicides, male?
- Honduras ranks 11th out of 132 countries with data for 2023.
- Is intentional homicides, male 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 UNODC Research - Data Portal – Intentional Homicide, UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), published as part of Intentional homicides, male (per 100,000 male). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An intentional homicide is defined as an unlawful death inflicted upon a person with the intent to cause death or serious injury.