Malnutrition: Number of children who are wasted in Honduras
Honduras: Malnutrition: Number of children who are wasted was 21,000 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Malnutrition: Number of children who are wasted in Honduras, 1987–2019
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Honduras recorded 21,000 for malnutrition: number of children who are wasted in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 38.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, malnutrition: number of children who are wasted in Honduras peaked at 25,390 in 1994 and was at its lowest, 13,750, in 2001.
That places Honduras 71st out of 99 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 18,700 | 18,700 | 18,700 | 1 |
| 1990s | 20,423 | 14,730 | 25,390 | 3 |
| 2000s | 17,223 | 13,750 | 22,770 | 3 |
| 2010s | 18,035 | 15,070 | 21,000 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
- 68 Guinea-Bissau 22,630 compare
- 69 Dominican Republic 22,620 compare
- 70 Tunisia 22,460 compare
- 72 Rwanda 20,150 compare
- 73 Gambia 19,160 compare
- 74 United States 18,790 compare
More environment data for Honduras
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 24.39 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 2.25 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 5.22 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.4693 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0009 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0071 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 9.4 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0174 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0245 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 3.66 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is malnutrition: number of children who are wasted in Honduras?
- Malnutrition: number of children who are wasted in Honduras was 21,000 in 2019, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest malnutrition: number of children who are wasted recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 25,390 in 1994.
- What is the lowest malnutrition: number of children who are wasted recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 13,750 in 2001.
- How does Honduras rank for malnutrition: number of children who are wasted?
- Honduras ranks 71st out of 99 countries with data for 2019.
- Is malnutrition: number of children who are wasted rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Malnutrition: Number of children who are wasted. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Estimated number of children younger than five who are 'wasted'. Wasting is when a child’s weight is significantly lower than the average for their height, for example because of acute food shortage or disease.