Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required in Honduras
Honduras: Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required was 45.8% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required in Honduras, 2003–2022
Source: Harvard Medical School Program in Global Surgery and Social Change (PGSSC), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of people at risk.
Analysis
In 2022, share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required 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 spending when surgical care is required 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 spending when surgical care is required in Honduras, year by year
| Year | % of people at risk | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 63.3% | — |
| 2004 | 63.8% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 63.0% | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 61.5% | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 58.8% | -4.4% |
| 2008 | 59.5% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 53.3% | -10.4% |
| 2010 | 55.0% | +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 | 52.0% | -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% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 60.5% | 53.3% | 63.8% | 7 |
| 2010s | 52.6% | 49.2% | 56.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.7% | 45.8% | 53.1% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
- 28 Benin 47.4% compare
- 29 Mali 46.6% compare
- 30 Tanzania, United Republic of 45.9% compare
- 32 Guatemala 44.1% compare
- 33 Iran, Islamic Republic of 43.7% compare
- 34 Papua New Guinea 39.5% compare
More population data for Honduras
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.1079 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate 0.0466 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.1079 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.2355 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 14,258 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 1.35 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.589 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -0.1% (2100)
- Population density 152.2 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 857,413 people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required in Honduras?
- Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required in Honduras was 45.8% in 2022, according to Harvard Medical School Program in Global Surgery and Social Change (PGSSC), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 63.8% in 2004.
- What is the lowest share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required 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 spending when surgical care is required?
- Honduras ranks 31st out of 134 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required 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 Harvard Medical School Program in Global Surgery and Social Change (PGSSC), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Catastrophic expenditure is defined as direct out-of-pocket payments for surgical and anaesthesia care exceeding 10% of total income.