Overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from) in Honduras
Honduras: Overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from) was 4.2 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
4.2
Change on year
down 4.2%
World rank
24th
of 27 countries
All-time high
5.14
in 2014
All-time low
3.51
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from) in Honduras, 2000–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2024, overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from) in Honduras stood at 4.2.
That represents a change of down 4.2% on the previous year and down 18.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from) in Honduras peaked at 5.14 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 3.51, in 2000.
That places Honduras 24th out of 27 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from) in Honduras, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.51 | — |
| 2001 | 3.64 | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 3.77 | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 3.91 | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 4.05 | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 4.2 | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 4.34 | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 4.47 | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 4.61 | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 4.75 | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 4.87 | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 4.98 | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 5.07 | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 5.12 | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 5.14 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 5.13 | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 5.1 | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 5.06 | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 4.99 | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 4.91 | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 4.81 | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 4.69 | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 4.55 | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 4.38 | -3.6% |
| 2024 | 4.2 | -4.2% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 4.2 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 7.87, 53% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.12 | 3.51 | 4.75 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.04 | 4.87 | 5.14 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.53 | 4.2 | 4.81 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
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 (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from) in Honduras?
- Overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from) in Honduras was 4.2 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from) recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 5.14 in 2014.
- What is the lowest overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from) recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.51 in 2000.
- How does Honduras rank for overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from)?
- Honduras ranks 24th out of 27 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from) rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Honduras data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from the median of the WHO Child Growth Standards) among children under 5 years of age (JME modeled estimate) - SDG 2.2.2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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