Share of men who are obese in Honduras

Honduras: Share of men who are obese was 23.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
23.9%
Change on year
up 2.5%
World rank
70th
of 199 countries
All-time high
23.9%
in 2024
All-time low
4.4%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024

Share of men who are obese in Honduras, 1980–2024

5101520251980200220241980: 4.4 %1981: 4.6 %1982: 4.8 %1983: 5 %1984: 5.3 %1985: 5.5 %1986: 5.8 %1987: 6.1 %1988: 6.4 %1989: 6.7 %1990: 7.1 %1991: 7.4 %1992: 7.8 %1993: 8.2 %1994: 8.6 %1995: 9 %1996: 9.4 %1997: 9.9 %1998: 10.3 %1999: 10.8 %2000: 11.3 %2001: 11.8 %2002: 12.3 %2003: 12.8 %2004: 13.4 %2005: 13.9 %2006: 14.4 %2007: 14.9 %2008: 15.5 %2009: 16 %2010: 16.5 %2011: 17.1 %2012: 17.6 %2013: 18.1 %2014: 18.6 %2015: 19.2 %2016: 19.7 %2017: 20.2 %2018: 20.7 %2019: 21.2 %2020: 21.7 %2021: 22.3 %2022: 22.8 %2023: 23.4 %2024: 23.9 %

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 67 Antigua and Barbuda 24.5% compare
  2. 68 Greenland 24.5% compare
  3. 69 Dominican Republic 24.2% compare
  4. 71 El Salvador 23.8% compare
  5. 72 Ecuador 23.7% compare
  6. 73 Finland 23.6% compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

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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

Indicator
Share of men who are obese
Unit
%
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
199 places, 8,955 data points, 1980–2024
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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.