Extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children in Honduras
Honduras: Extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children was 7.1 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Latest (2019)
7.1
World rank
57th
of 96 countries
All-time high
18.2
in 1996
All-time low
7.1
in 2012
Years of data
9
1987–2019
Extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children in Honduras, 1987–2019
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children in Honduras is 7.1, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of down 18.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children in Honduras peaked at 18.2 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 7.1, in 2012.
That places Honduras 57th out of 96 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
Extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children in Honduras, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 18.1 | — |
| 1991 | 15 | -17.1% |
| 1994 | 16.1 | +7.3% |
| 1996 | 18.2 | +13.0% |
| 2001 | 12.8 | -29.7% |
| 2004 | 11.5 | -10.2% |
| 2006 | 8.7 | -24.3% |
| 2012 | 7.1 | -18.4% |
| 2019 | 7.1 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 18.1 | 18.1 | 18.1 | 1 |
| 1990s | 16.43 | 15 | 18.2 | 3 |
| 2000s | 11 | 8.7 | 12.8 | 3 |
| 2010s | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 2 |
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More poverty & inequality data for Honduras
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 6 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 2.5 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 1,887 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -0.2906 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 21.59 (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 21.59 (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 0.5941 % change on previous year (2022)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.437 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children in Honduras?
- Extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children in Honduras was 7.1 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 18.2 in 1996.
- What is the lowest extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.1 in 2012.
- How does Honduras rank for extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children?
- Honduras ranks 57th out of 96 countries with data for 2019.
- Is extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Honduras data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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