Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted (%) in Honduras
Honduras: Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted (%) was 17.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Honduras, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Honduras is 17.9%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 13.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Honduras peaked at 36.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 17.9%, in 2024.
That places Honduras 64th out of 178 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted (%) in Honduras, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 36.4% | — |
| 2001 | 35.5% | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 34.5% | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 33.4% | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 32.2% | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 31.0% | -3.7% |
| 2006 | 29.8% | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 28.5% | -4.4% |
| 2008 | 27.0% | -5.3% |
| 2009 | 25.6% | -5.2% |
| 2010 | 24.2% | -5.5% |
| 2011 | 22.9% | -5.4% |
| 2012 | 21.8% | -4.8% |
| 2013 | 21.2% | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 20.8% | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 20.5% | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 20.3% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 19.9% | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 19.4% | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 18.9% | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 18.5% | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 18.2% | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 18.1% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 18.0% | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 17.9% | -0.6% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 17.9% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 21.6%, 83% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 17.9% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 8.9%, 2.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.4% | 25.6% | 36.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.0% | 18.9% | 24.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.1% | 17.9% | 18.5% | 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 stunted in Honduras?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Honduras was 17.9% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 36.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.9% in 2024.
- How does Honduras rank for proportion of children moderately or severely stunted?
- Honduras ranks 64th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely stunted rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 stunted (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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