Unas 62 niñas y adolescentes dan a luz cada día en Honduras, realidad que perpetúa pobreza

TL;DR

In 2023, 22,392 girls and adolescents aged 10-18 became mothers in Honduras.
This averages to 1,866 monthly cases, or 62 daily.
Honduras has the second-highest rate of teenage pregnancies in Latin America, behind Guatemala.
The rate of adolescent pregnancies is 89 per 1,000 girls aged 15-19, exceeding the regional average.
A significant number of these pregnancies, especially in the 10-14 age group, are a result of sexual violence.
There is a high rate of impunity for sexual violence, with 94% of cases going unpunished, and 76% of victims being girls.
In 2023, Honduras recorded 1,795 cases of sexual violence, with 65.4% of victims being girls aged 0-17.
Early pregnancies contribute to a cycle of poverty, limiting educational and life opportunities for young mothers.
There is a perceived lack of state interest and political will to address this issue and invest in the protection of girls and adolescents.
A proposed law to prevent, sanction, and eradicate gender-based violence has stalled in Parliament for nearly two years.

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