Underweight in adults — all countries

Underweight in adults — Honduras

Underweight in adults in Honduras in 2024 — 2.6%. Ranked 73 in the world out of 199. Since 1980, the indicator has fallen by 6.4 pp.

2024 2.6% +0 pp vs 2023
World rank 73of 199
Period maximum 9%1980
Period minimum 2.6%2022

Trend over time

1980–2024 · % of adults

Underweight in adults — Honduras, 1980–202402.557.51019801985199019952000200520102015202020241980: 9%1981: 8.6%1982: 8.3%1983: 8%1984: 7.6%1985: 7.3%1986: 7%1987: 6.7%1988: 6.4%1989: 6.2%1990: 5.9%1991: 5.6%1992: 5.4%1993: 5.1%1994: 4.9%1995: 4.7%1996: 4.5%1997: 4.3%1998: 4.1%1999: 3.9%2000: 3.8%2001: 3.6%2002: 3.5%2003: 3.4%2004: 3.3%2005: 3.2%2006: 3.1%2007: 3%2008: 3%2009: 2.9%2010: 2.9%2011: 2.8%2012: 2.8%2013: 2.7%2014: 2.7%2015: 2.7%2016: 2.7%2017: 2.6%2018: 2.6%2019: 2.6%2020: 2.6%2021: 2.6%2022: 2.6%2023: 2.6%2024: 2.6%
Change over the period: −6.4 pp Annual average: -0.14 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Honduras

Honduras 2.6%
World computed 7.5%
Central America computed 1.8%
Underweight in adults — Honduras, by year Honduras All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 2.6 +0 pp
2023 2.6 +0 pp
2022 2.6 −0 pp
2021 2.6 −0 pp
2020 2.6 −0 pp
2019 2.6 −0 pp
2018 2.6 −0 pp
2017 2.6 −0 pp
2016 2.7 −0 pp
2015 2.7 −0 pp
2014 2.7 −0 pp
2013 2.7 −0 pp
2012 2.8 −0 pp
2011 2.8 −0 pp
2010 2.9 −0.1 pp
2009 2.9 −0.1 pp
2008 3 −0.1 pp
2007 3 −0.1 pp
2006 3.1 −0.1 pp
2005 3.2 −0.1 pp
2004 3.3 −0.1 pp
2003 3.4 −0.1 pp
2002 3.5 −0.1 pp
2001 3.6 −0.1 pp
2000 3.8 −0.2 pp
1999 3.9 −0.2 pp
1998 4.1 −0.2 pp
1997 4.3 −0.2 pp
1996 4.5 −0.2 pp
1995 4.7 −0.2 pp
1994 4.9 −0.2 pp
1993 5.1 −0.2 pp
1992 5.4 −0.3 pp
1991 5.6 −0.3 pp
1990 5.9 −0.3 pp
1989 6.2 −0.3 pp
1988 6.4 −0.3 pp
1987 6.7 −0.3 pp
1986 7 −0.3 pp
1985 7.3 −0.3 pp
1984 7.6 −0.3 pp
1983 8 −0.3 pp
1982 8.3 −0.3 pp
1981 8.6 −0.3 pp
1980 9

Central America, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The share of people aged 18 and over with a body mass index below 18.5 kg/m². The indicator moves in the direction opposite to obesity, and together they describe what is called the double burden of malnutrition: in many middle-income countries both shares are high at once — underweight persists in the countryside, obesity has already come to the city. The largest values are given by South Asia and the Horn of Africa.

Important: The aggregate by group is weighted by the whole population rather than the adult one. Underweight in adults and undernourishment are different indicators: the first measures the body, the second the intake of calories.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.