Health in Honduras

The fertility rate was approximately 3.7 per woman in Honduras in 2009. The under-five mortality rate is at 40 per 1,000 live births. The health expenditure was US$197 per person in 2004. There are about 57 physicians per 100,000 people.

Life expectancy at birth was 78 for females in 2016 and for males 73.

The Human Rights Measurement Initiative finds that Honduras is fulfilling 92.2% of what it should be fulfilling for the right to health based on its level of income. When looking at the right to health with respect to children, Honduras achieves 98.6% of what is expected based on its current income. In regards to the right to health amongst the adult population, the country achieves only 91.3% of what is expected based on the nation's level of income. Honduras falls into the <<fair>> category when evaluating the right to reproductive health because the nation is fulfilling 86.8% of what the nation is expected to achieve based on the resources (income) it has available.