Children aged <5 years wasted for age in Honduras
Honduras: Children aged <5 years wasted for age was 1.4% in 2012. ▼ Falling
Latest (2012)
1.4%
World rank
69th
of 77 countries
All-time high
2.7%
in 1994
All-time low
1.2%
in 2001
Years of data
7
1987–2012
Children aged <5 years wasted for age in Honduras, 1987–2012
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2012, children aged <5 years wasted for age in Honduras stood at 1.4%.
The figure is up 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children aged <5 years wasted for age in Honduras peaked at 2.7% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 2001.
That places Honduras 69th out of 77 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Children aged <5 years wasted for age in Honduras, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 2.3% | — |
| 1992 | 2.1% | -8.7% |
| 1994 | 2.7% | +28.6% |
| 1996 | 1.3% | -51.9% |
| 2001 | 1.2% | -7.7% |
| 2006 | 1.4% | +16.7% |
| 2012 | 1.4% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.3% | 2.3% | 2.3% | 1 |
| 1990s | 2.0% | 1.3% | 2.7% | 3 |
| 2000s | 1.3% | 1.2% | 1.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1 |
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More health data for Honduras
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.51 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7082 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,052 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 521 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 0.4782 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1478 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 0.4692 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1549 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children aged <5 years wasted for age in Honduras?
- Children aged <5 years wasted for age in Honduras was 1.4% in 2012, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest children aged <5 years wasted for age recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 2.7% in 1994.
- What is the lowest children aged <5 years wasted for age recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 2001.
- How does Honduras rank for children aged <5 years wasted for age?
- Honduras ranks 69th out of 77 countries with data for 2012.
- Is children aged <5 years wasted for age rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Honduras data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Children aged <5 years wasted for age (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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