Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Honduras
Honduras: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) was 64.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
64.7%
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
67th
of 198 countries
All-time high
64.7%
in 2024
All-time low
21.6%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Honduras, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Honduras is 64.7%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 15.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Honduras peaked at 64.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 21.6%, in 1980.
Honduras ranks 67th of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Honduras, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 21.6% | — |
| 1981 | 22.4% | +3.5% |
| 1982 | 23.1% | +3.5% |
| 1983 | 24.0% | +3.6% |
| 1984 | 24.8% | +3.6% |
| 1985 | 25.7% | +3.6% |
| 1986 | 26.6% | +3.6% |
| 1987 | 27.6% | +3.6% |
| 1988 | 28.6% | +3.5% |
| 1989 | 29.5% | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 30.5% | +3.4% |
| 1991 | 31.6% | +3.3% |
| 1992 | 32.6% | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 33.6% | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 34.6% | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 35.7% | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 36.8% | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 37.8% | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 38.9% | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 40.0% | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 41.1% | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 42.2% | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 43.3% | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 44.4% | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 45.5% | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 46.6% | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 47.6% | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 48.7% | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 49.8% | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 50.8% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 51.9% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 52.9% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 53.9% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 55.0% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 55.9% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 56.9% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 57.8% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 58.7% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 59.6% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 60.5% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 61.3% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 62.2% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 63.0% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 63.8% | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 64.7% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 25.4% | 21.6% | 29.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 35.2% | 30.5% | 40.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 46.0% | 41.1% | 50.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.3% | 51.9% | 60.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.0% | 61.3% | 64.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
- 64 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 65.3% compare
- 65 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 65.3% compare
- 66 Jordan 64.8% compare
- 68 Dominican Republic 64.7% compare
- 69 Finland 64.5% compare
- 70 Saint Lucia 64.4% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Honduras?
- Overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Honduras was 64.7% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 64.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.6% in 1980.
- How does Honduras rank for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
- Honduras ranks 67th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Honduras data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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