Prevalence of overweight, weight for height in Honduras
Honduras: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height was 4.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height in Honduras, 2000–2024
Source: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of overweight, weight for height in Honduras is 4.2%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.5% on the previous year and down 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight, weight for height in Honduras peaked at 5.1% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 3.5%, in 2000.
Honduras ranks 113th of 163 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height in Honduras, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.5% | — |
| 2001 | 3.6% | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 3.8% | +5.6% |
| 2003 | 3.9% | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 4.1% | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 4.2% | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 4.3% | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 4.5% | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 4.6% | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 4.7% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 4.9% | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 5.0% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 5.1% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 5.1% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 5.1% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 5.1% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 5.1% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 5.1% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 5.0% | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 4.9% | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 4.8% | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 4.7% | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 4.5% | -4.3% |
| 2023 | 4.4% | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 4.2% | -4.5% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 4.2% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.7%, 90% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 4.2% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 7.9%, 53% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.1% | 3.5% | 4.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.0% | 4.9% | 5.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.5% | 4.2% | 4.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
- 111 Kenya 4.3% compare
- 111 South Sudan 4.3% compare
- 113 Azerbaijan 4.2% compare
- 113 Democratic Republic of Congo 4.2% compare
- 113 Uganda 4.2% 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)
- 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 prevalence of overweight, weight for height in Honduras?
- Prevalence of overweight, weight for height in Honduras was 4.2% in 2024, according to Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight, weight for height recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 5.1% in 2012.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight, weight for height recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.5% in 2000.
- How does Honduras rank for prevalence of overweight, weight for height?
- Honduras ranks 113th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of overweight, weight for height rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Honduras data come from?
- The figures come from Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Prevalence of overweight, weight for height (modeled estimate, % of children under 5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Prevalence of overweight children is the percentage of children under age 5 whose weight for height is more than two standard deviations above the median for the international reference population of the corresponding age as established by the WHO's 2006 Child Growth Standards.