Malnutrition: Prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female in Honduras
Honduras: Malnutrition: Prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female was 19.2% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Malnutrition: Prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female in Honduras, 1991–2019
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 malnutrition: prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female in Honduras is 19.2%, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is down 38.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, malnutrition: prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female in Honduras peaked at 43.4% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 19.2%, in 2019.
That places Honduras 47th out of 83 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
Malnutrition: Prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female in Honduras, year by year
| Year | % of children under 5 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 43.4% | — |
| 1996 | 42.9% | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 37.5% | -12.6% |
| 2004 | 32.7% | -12.8% |
| 2006 | 31.4% | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 24.3% | -22.6% |
| 2019 | 19.2% | -21.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 43.1% | 42.9% | 43.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 33.9% | 31.4% | 37.5% | 3 |
| 2010s | 21.8% | 19.2% | 24.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
More gender data for Honduras
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 3,403 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.3595 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 113,193 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 118,626 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 112,710 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 118,099 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 112,160 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 117,520 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 111,541 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 116,860 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is malnutrition: prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female in Honduras?
- Malnutrition: prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female in Honduras was 19.2% 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 malnutrition: prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 43.4% in 1991.
- What is the lowest malnutrition: prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.2% in 2019.
- How does Honduras rank for malnutrition: prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female?
- Honduras ranks 47th out of 83 countries with data for 2019.
- Is malnutrition: prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.9%. 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 Malnutrition: Prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of children younger than 5 years, male versus female, that fall below two standard deviations from the median height-for-age of the WHO Child Growth Standards.