Prevalence of overweight (% of adults) in Honduras
Honduras: Prevalence of overweight (% of adults) was 63.8% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight in Honduras, 1990–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/). Measured in % of adults.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of overweight in Honduras is 63.8%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight in Honduras peaked at 63.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 33.8%, in 1990.
Honduras ranks 52nd of 196 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 overweight (% of adults) in Honduras, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 33.8% | — |
| 1991 | 34.9% | +3.1% |
| 1992 | 36.0% | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 37.0% | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 38.1% | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 39.2% | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 40.3% | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 41.4% | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 42.5% | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 43.7% | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 44.8% | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 45.8% | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 46.9% | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 47.9% | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 48.9% | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 49.9% | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 50.9% | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 51.8% | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 52.8% | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 53.7% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 54.6% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 55.5% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 56.4% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 57.2% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 58.1% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 58.9% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 59.6% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 60.4% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 61.0% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 61.7% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 62.4% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 63.1% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 63.8% | +1.0% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 63.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 39.5%, 1.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 63.8% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 64.5%, 99% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 38.7% | 33.8% | 43.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 49.3% | 44.8% | 53.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.3% | 54.6% | 61.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.1% | 62.4% | 63.8% | 3 |
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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 521 (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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0534 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight in Honduras?
- Prevalence of overweight in Honduras was 63.8% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 63.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.8% in 1990.
- How does Honduras rank for prevalence of overweight?
- Honduras ranks 52nd out of 196 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.0%. 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 Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/), published as part of Prevalence of overweight (% of adults). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Prevalence of overweight adults is the percentage of adults ages 18 and over whose Body Mass Index (BMI) is more than 25 kg/m2. Body Mass Index (BMI) is a simple index of weight-for-height, or the weight in kilograms divided by the square of the height in meters.