Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Honduras
Honduras: Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 was 12.58 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
12.58
Change on year
up 3.4%
World rank
67th
of 193 countries
All-time high
12.58
in 2022
All-time low
3.56
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Honduras, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Honduras recorded 12.58 for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 38.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Honduras peaked at 12.58 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3.56, in 1990.
Honduras ranks 67th 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.
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Honduras, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3.56 | — |
| 1991 | 3.76 | +5.6% |
| 1992 | 3.97 | +5.6% |
| 1993 | 4.19 | +5.5% |
| 1994 | 4.41 | +5.3% |
| 1995 | 4.64 | +5.2% |
| 1996 | 4.89 | +5.4% |
| 1997 | 5.14 | +5.1% |
| 1998 | 5.39 | +4.9% |
| 1999 | 5.64 | +4.6% |
| 2000 | 5.9 | +4.6% |
| 2001 | 6.17 | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 6.43 | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 6.7 | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 6.97 | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 7.23 | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 7.5 | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 7.77 | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 8.03 | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 8.29 | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 8.55 | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 8.81 | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 9.09 | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 9.37 | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 9.67 | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 9.98 | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 10.31 | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 10.65 | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 11.01 | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 11.38 | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 11.77 | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 12.17 | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 12.58 | +3.4% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 12.58 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5.39, 2.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 12.58 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 17.02, 74% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.56 | 3.56 | 5.64 | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.1 | 5.9 | 8.29 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.88 | 8.55 | 11.38 | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.17 | 11.77 | 12.58 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0509 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Honduras?
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Honduras was 12.58 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 12.58 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.56 in 1990.
- How does Honduras rank for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2?
- Honduras ranks 67th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.4%. 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 Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 standard deviations above the median (Crude estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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