Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Honduras
Honduras: Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) was 4.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
4.2%
Change on year
down 4.5%
World rank
113th
of 162 countries
All-time high
5.1%
in 2012
All-time low
3.5%
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Honduras, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Honduras stood at 4.2%.
The figure is down 4.5% on the previous year and down 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Honduras peaked at 5.1% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 3.5%, in 2000.
Honduras ranks 113th of 162 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Honduras, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.5% | — |
| 2001 | 3.6% | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 3.8% | +5.6% |
| 2003 | 3.9% | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 4.1% | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 4.2% | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 4.3% | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 4.5% | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 4.6% | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 4.7% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 4.9% | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 5.0% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 5.1% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 5.1% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 5.1% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 5.1% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 5.1% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 5.1% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 5.0% | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 4.9% | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 4.8% | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 4.7% | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 4.5% | -4.3% |
| 2023 | 4.4% | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 4.2% | -4.5% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 4.2% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.7%, 90% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 4.2% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 8.2%, 51% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.1% | 3.5% | 4.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.0% | 4.9% | 5.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.5% | 4.2% | 4.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
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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)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.3993 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0509 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.3974 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Honduras?
- Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Honduras was 4.2% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 5.1% in 2012.
- What is the lowest overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.5% in 2000.
- How does Honduras rank for overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%)?
- Honduras ranks 113th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.6%. 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 prevalence among children under 5 years of age (% weight-for-height >+2 SD), model-based estimates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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