Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted in Honduras

Honduras: Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted was 204,400 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
204,400
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
71st
of 162 countries
All-time high
379,700
in 2000
All-time low
204,400
in 2024
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted in Honduras, 2000–2024

0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k2000201220242000: 379.7k2001: 375.6k2002: 369.4k2003: 360.2k2004: 349.0k2005: 336.5k2006: 322.4k2007: 307.0k2008: 291.1k2009: 275.4k2010: 259.9k2011: 245.9k2012: 235.1k2013: 228.3k2014: 224.3k2015: 222.0k2016: 219.6k2017: 216.4k2018: 212.7k2019: 208.9k2020: 206.0k2021: 204.6k2022: 205.2k2023: 204.6k2024: 204.4k

Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Honduras is 204,400, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 8.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Honduras peaked at 379,700 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 204,400, in 2024.

Honduras ranks 71st of 162 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 336,630 275,400 379,700 10
2010s 227,310 208,900 259,900 10
2020s 204,960 204,400 206,000 5

Countries ranked near Honduras

  1. 68 Eritrea 224,400 compare
  2. 69 Liberia 210,100 compare
  3. 70 Japan 207,500 compare
  4. 72 Mauritania 175,000 compare
  5. 73 Tajikistan 174,400 compare
  6. 74 Sri Lanka 163,600 compare

See the full ranking of 162 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Honduras?
Malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Honduras was 204,400 in 2024, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest malnutrition: number of children who are stunted recorded in Honduras?
The highest recorded value was 379,700 in 2000.
What is the lowest malnutrition: number of children who are stunted recorded in Honduras?
The lowest recorded value was 204,400 in 2024.
How does Honduras rank for malnutrition: number of children who are stunted?
Honduras ranks 71st out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
Is malnutrition: number of children who are stunted rising or falling in Honduras?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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 Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted
Source
World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
162 places, 4,050 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

The number of children younger than five who are stunted – significantly shorter than the average for their age, as a consequence of poor nutrition or repeated infection.