Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Honduras
Honduras: Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight was 4.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Honduras, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Honduras is 4.2%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 4.5% on the previous year and down 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Honduras peaked at 5.1% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 3.5%, in 2000.
That places Honduras 105th out of 148 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight 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% |
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
More infrastructure data for Honduras
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 7.68 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 70.94 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 459,820 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 4.25 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0425 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 3.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 459,820 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.7094 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Honduras?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Honduras was 4.2% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 5.1% in 2012.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.5% in 2000.
- How does Honduras rank for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight?
- Honduras ranks 105th out of 148 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely overweight 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 United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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