Share of children who are overweight or obese in Honduras
Honduras: Share of children who are overweight or obese was 4.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of children who are overweight or obese in Honduras, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of children who are overweight or obese in Honduras stood at 4.2%.
The figure is down 4.5% on the previous year and down 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children who are overweight or obese in Honduras peaked at 5.1% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 3.5%, in 2000.
Honduras ranks 112th 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.
Share of children who are overweight or obese in Honduras, year by year
| Year | % | 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 4.5%, 92% 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
- 110 Kenya 4.3% compare
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- 112 Azerbaijan 4.2% compare
- 112 Democratic Republic of Congo 4.2% compare
- 112 Morocco 4.2% compare
- 112 Uganda 4.2% compare
More reference data data for Honduras
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3649 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.7924 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0527 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.1 (2050)
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.4642 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.287 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children who are overweight or obese in Honduras?
- Share of children who are overweight or obese in Honduras was 4.2% in 2024, according to World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children who are overweight or obese recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 5.1% in 2012.
- What is the lowest share of children who are overweight or obese recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.5% in 2000.
- How does Honduras rank for share of children who are overweight or obese?
- Honduras ranks 112th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children who are overweight or obese 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 World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children who are overweight or obese. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of children under five years old that are defined as overweight or obese. A child is classified as overweight if their weight-for-height is more than two standard deviations from the median of the World Health Organization (WHO) Child Growth Standards.