Child malnutrition in Ocotepeque
Ocotepeque ranks 5th of 20 parts of Honduras for child stunting, above Honduras's 23%.
Child stunting across Honduras
The same 2011 survey, every part it reports.
- 1Intibucá48%
- 2Lempira48%
- 3La Paz39%
- 4Copán31%
- 5Ocotepeque28%
- 6Santa Bárbara27%
- 7Comayagua26%
- 8Yoro26%
- 9Gracias a Dios25%
- 10El Paraíso24%
- 11Choluteca21%
- 12Colón20%
- 13Resto Francisco MorazánFrancisco Morazán18%
- 14Valle18%
- 15Atlántida17%
- 16San Pedro SulaCortés16%
- 17Olancho15%
- 18Distrito CentralFrancisco Morazán14%
- 19Resto CortésCortés13%
- 20Islas de Bahía6.6%
Frequently asked questions
What is the child malnutrition rate in Ocotepeque?
In Honduras's 2011 Demographic and Health Survey, 28% of children under five in Ocotepeque were stunted (too short for their age), 2.7% wasted and 12% underweight.
Is malnutrition in Ocotepeque worse than in the rest of Honduras?
Ocotepeque ranks 5th of 20 for stunting in the survey, highest first, above Honduras's 23%.
How many children are anaemic in Ocotepeque?
26% of children aged 6 to 59 months in Ocotepeque had anaemia in 2011, below Honduras's 29%; WHO counts 40% or more as a severe public health problem.
Is there data for cities and towns in Ocotepeque?
The survey reports Honduras by region, not by city, so a town or neighbourhood in Ocotepeque shares these figures. Local clinics and nutrition programmes keep their own records.
Source: Honduras Demographic and Health Survey 2011 (HN2011DHS), via The DHS Program, STATcompiler. Survey estimates for small regions carry wide margins; read differences of a few points as similar.
Hunger in Honduras as a whole
Undernourishment, food insecurity, the Global Hunger Index and the UN's latest estimates for the country.