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.
Malnutrition: Number of children who are wasted in Honduras, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 18,700 | — |
| 1991 | 21,150 | +13.1% |
| 1994 | 25,390 | +20.0% |
| 1996 | 14,730 | -42.0% |
| 2001 | 13,750 | -6.7% |
| 2004 | 22,770 | +65.6% |
| 2006 | 15,150 | -33.5% |
| 2012 | 15,070 | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 21,000 | +39.3% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 21,000 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 112,895, 19% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 21,000 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 15,610, 1.3× the median. (17 countries reporting)
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
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.6894 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.9224 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.224 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.03 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.0307 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (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.