Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Honduras
Honduras: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 was 31.57 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
31.57
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
66th
of 193 countries
All-time high
31.57
in 2022
All-time low
14.34
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Honduras, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Honduras recorded 31.57 for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 20.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Honduras peaked at 31.57 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 14.34, in 1990.
Honduras ranks 66th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Honduras, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 14.34 | — |
| 1991 | 14.94 | +4.2% |
| 1992 | 15.54 | +4.0% |
| 1993 | 16.16 | +4.0% |
| 1994 | 16.77 | +3.8% |
| 1995 | 17.39 | +3.7% |
| 1996 | 18 | +3.5% |
| 1997 | 18.6 | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 19.19 | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 19.77 | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 20.34 | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 20.89 | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 21.42 | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 21.93 | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 22.43 | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 22.9 | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 23.37 | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 23.84 | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 24.3 | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 24.76 | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 25.22 | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 25.69 | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 26.18 | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 26.67 | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 27.18 | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 27.69 | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 28.21 | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 28.75 | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 29.3 | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 29.86 | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 30.43 | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 31 | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 31.57 | +1.8% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 31.57 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 15.63, 2.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 31.57 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 36.89, 86% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.07 | 14.34 | 19.77 | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.62 | 20.34 | 24.76 | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.48 | 25.22 | 29.86 | 10 |
| 2020s | 31 | 30.43 | 31.57 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Honduras?
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Honduras was 31.57 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 31.57 in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.34 in 1990.
- How does Honduras rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- Honduras ranks 66th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.6%. 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 Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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