Share of the population at risk of catastrophic expenditure when in Honduras

Honduras: Share of the population at risk of catastrophic expenditure when was 45.8 in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
45.8
Change on year
down 8.6%
World rank
31st
of 134 countries
All-time high
63.8
in 2004
All-time low
45.8
in 2022
Years of data
20
2003–2022

Share of the population at risk of catastrophic expenditure when in Honduras, 2003–2022

02040602003201220222003: 63.32004: 63.82005: 632006: 61.52007: 58.82008: 59.52009: 53.32010: 552011: 53.72012: 56.32013: 53.52014: 52.72015: 52.72016: 522017: 50.22018: 50.32019: 49.22020: 53.12021: 50.12022: 45.8

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2022, share of the population at risk of catastrophic expenditure when in Honduras stood at 45.8. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.6% on the previous year and down 18.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of the population at risk of catastrophic expenditure when in Honduras peaked at 63.8 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 45.8, in 2022.

That places Honduras 31st out of 134 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.

Share of the population at risk of catastrophic expenditure when in Honduras, year by year

Annual values for Share of the population at risk of catastrophic expenditure when surgical care is required in Honduras, 2003 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2003 63.3 —
2004 63.8 +0.8%
2005 63 -1.3%
2006 61.5 -2.4%
2007 58.8 -4.4%
2008 59.5 +1.2%
2009 53.3 -10.4%
2010 55 +3.2%
2011 53.7 -2.4%
2012 56.3 +4.8%
2013 53.5 -5.0%
2014 52.7 -1.5%
2015 52.7 +0.0%
2016 52 -1.3%
2017 50.2 -3.5%
2018 50.3 +0.2%
2019 49.2 -2.2%
2020 53.1 +7.9%
2021 50.1 -5.6%
2022 45.8 -8.6%

Honduras compared with similar countries

  • Honduras's 45.8 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 29.2, 1.6× the median. (36 countries reporting)
  • Honduras's 45.8 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 14.3, 3.2× the median. (19 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 60.46 53.3 63.8 7
2010s 52.56 49.2 56.3 10
2020s 49.67 45.8 53.1 3

Countries ranked near Honduras

  1. 28 Benin 47.4 compare
  2. 29 Mali 46.6 compare
  3. 30 Tanzania 45.9 compare
  4. 32 Guatemala 44.1 compare
  5. 33 Iran 43.7 compare
  6. 34 Papua New Guinea 39.5 compare

See the full ranking of 134 places →

More population data for Honduras

All data for Honduras →

Frequently asked questions

What is share of the population at risk of catastrophic expenditure when in Honduras?
Share of the population at risk of catastrophic expenditure when in Honduras was 45.8 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of the population at risk of catastrophic expenditure when recorded in Honduras?
The highest recorded value was 63.8 in 2004.
What is the lowest share of the population at risk of catastrophic expenditure when recorded in Honduras?
The lowest recorded value was 45.8 in 2022.
How does Honduras rank for share of the population at risk of catastrophic expenditure when?
Honduras ranks 31st out of 134 countries with data for 2022.
Is share of the population at risk of catastrophic expenditure when rising or falling in Honduras?
Over the last ten years it is down 18.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Honduras data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population at risk of catastrophic expenditure when surgical care is required. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 20 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Share of the population at risk of catastrophic expenditure when in Honduras. Statizoid, drawing on Our World in Data. Retrieved 12 November 2026, from https://population.statizoid.com/stat/share-of-the-population-at-risk-of-catastrophic-expenditure-when-surgical-care-is-required/honduras/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://population.statizoid.com/stat/share-of-the-population-at-risk-of-catastrophic-expenditure-when-surgical-care-is-required/honduras/">Share of the population at risk of catastrophic expenditure when in Honduras</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Share of the population at risk of catastrophic expenditure when surgical care is required
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
134 places, 2,380 data points, 2003–2022
Last refreshed