Cost healthy diet in Australia
Australia: Cost healthy diet was 3.2 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
3.2
Change on year
up 3.2%
World rank
161st
of 174 countries
All-time high
3.2
in 2024
All-time low
2.33
in 2017
Years of data
8
2017–2024
Cost healthy diet in Australia, 2017–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, cost healthy diet in Australia stood at 3.2. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 37.3% over ten years.
That places Australia 161st out of 174 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Cost healthy diet in Australia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2.33 | — |
| 2018 | 2.36 | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 2.4 | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 2.51 | +4.6% |
| 2021 | 2.61 | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 2.88 | +10.3% |
| 2023 | 3.1 | +7.6% |
| 2024 | 3.2 | +3.2% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 3.2 is below the median for high income countries, which is 4.14, 77% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Australia's 3.2 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4.67, 68% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.36 | 2.33 | 2.4 | 3 |
| 2020s | 2.86 | 2.51 | 3.2 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 158 Iceland 3.29 compare
- 158 Russia 3.29 compare
- 160 United Arab Emirates 3.22 compare
- 162 Netherlands 3.17 compare
- 163 Kuwait 3.09 compare
- 164 Switzerland 3.07 compare
More health data for Australia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.83 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.9072 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 215 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2021)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0279 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.35 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0295 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cost healthy diet in Australia?
- Cost healthy diet in Australia was 3.2 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cost healthy diet recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.2 in 2024.
- What is the lowest cost healthy diet recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.33 in 2017.
- How does Australia rank for cost healthy diet?
- Australia ranks 161st out of 174 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cost healthy diet rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Cost healthy diet. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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