Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in Honduras
Honduras: Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 was 29.49 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in Honduras, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Honduras is 29.49, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 30.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Honduras peaked at 29.49 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 8.89, in 1990.
That places Honduras 57th out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in Honduras, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 8.89 | — |
| 1991 | 9.37 | +5.4% |
| 1992 | 9.86 | +5.2% |
| 1993 | 10.38 | +5.3% |
| 1994 | 10.92 | +5.2% |
| 1995 | 11.48 | +5.1% |
| 1996 | 12.07 | +5.1% |
| 1997 | 12.67 | +5.0% |
| 1998 | 13.3 | +5.0% |
| 1999 | 13.95 | +4.9% |
| 2000 | 14.6 | +4.7% |
| 2001 | 15.26 | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 15.92 | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 16.58 | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 17.24 | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 17.9 | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 18.56 | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 19.23 | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 19.9 | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 20.58 | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 21.27 | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 21.96 | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 22.65 | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 23.34 | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 24.03 | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 24.71 | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 25.39 | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 26.07 | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 26.74 | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 27.41 | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 28.09 | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 28.79 | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 29.49 | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.29 | 8.89 | 13.95 | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.58 | 14.6 | 20.58 | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.36 | 21.27 | 27.41 | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.79 | 28.09 | 29.49 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
- 54 Eswatini 30.09 compare
- 55 Uzbekistan 30.03 compare
- 56 Lebanon 29.78 compare
- 58 Seychelles 29.36 compare
- 59 Dominican Republic 29.34 compare
- 60 Suriname 29.02 compare
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 40-44, male, annual growth rate 2.51 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0319 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 4.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.0267 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Honduras?
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Honduras was 29.49 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 29.49 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.89 in 1990.
- How does Honduras rank for prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30?
- Honduras ranks 57th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.2%. 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 Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 (Age-standardized estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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