Share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty in Honduras
Honduras: Share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty was 7.1% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty in Honduras, 1987–2019
Source: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME) - UNICEF, WHO, and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of children under 5.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty 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, share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty 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.
Share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty in Honduras, year by year
| Year | % of children under 5 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 18.1% | — |
| 1991 | 15.0% | -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% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 7.1% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 11.6%, 61% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 7.1% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.7%, 1.9× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 18.1% | 18.1% | 18.1% | 1 |
| 1990s | 16.4% | 15.0% | 18.2% | 3 |
| 2000s | 11.0% | 8.7% | 12.8% | 3 |
| 2010s | 7.1% | 7.1% | 7.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
More poverty & inequality data for Honduras
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 6 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 2.5 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,887 kg per hectare (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 revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 21.6% (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty in Honduras?
- Share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty in Honduras was 7.1% in 2019, according to Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME) - UNICEF, WHO, and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 18.2% in 1996.
- What is the lowest share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.1% in 2012.
- How does Honduras rank for share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty?
- Honduras ranks 57th out of 96 countries with data for 2019.
- Is share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty 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 Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME) - UNICEF, WHO, and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Underweight children are those less than 5 years old, whose weight for age is more than two standard deviations below the median for the international reference population. Extreme poverty is defined as living below the International Poverty Line of $3 per day.