Share of men who are obese in Honduras
Honduras: Share of men who are obese was 23.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of men who are obese in Honduras, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Honduras recorded 23.9% for share of men who are obese in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 28.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of men who are obese in Honduras peaked at 23.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.4%, in 1980.
Honduras ranks 70th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.5% | 4.4% | 6.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.8% | 7.1% | 10.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.6% | 11.3% | 16.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.9% | 16.5% | 21.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.8% | 21.7% | 23.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
- 67 Antigua and Barbuda 24.5% compare
- 68 Greenland 24.5% compare
- 69 Dominican Republic 24.2% compare
- 71 El Salvador 23.8% compare
- 72 Ecuador 23.7% compare
- 73 Finland 23.6% compare
More reference data data for Honduras
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.0126 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 1.4 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.1582 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.8369 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 1.21 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 206.92 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 1 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of men who are obese in Honduras?
- Share of men who are obese in Honduras was 23.9% 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 men who are obese recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 23.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of men who are obese recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.4% in 1980.
- How does Honduras rank for share of men who are obese?
- Honduras ranks 70th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of men who are obese rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.5%. 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 men who are obese. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Obesity is defined as having a body-mass index (BMI) equal to, or greater than, 30. BMI is a person's weight (in kilograms) divided by their height (in meters) squared.