Cost healthy diet in Benin
Benin: Cost healthy diet was 3.39 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
3.39
Change on year
up 2.7%
World rank
152nd
of 174 countries
All-time high
3.39
in 2024
All-time low
2.85
in 2017
Years of data
8
2017–2024
Cost healthy diet in Benin, 2017–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Benin recorded 3.39 for cost healthy diet in 2024. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 18.9% over ten years.
That places Benin 152nd out of 174 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Cost healthy diet in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2.85 | — |
| 2018 | 2.87 | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 2.89 | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 2.91 | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 3.07 | +5.5% |
| 2022 | 3.25 | +5.9% |
| 2023 | 3.3 | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 3.39 | +2.7% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 3.39 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.49, 76% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Benin's 3.39 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.34, 78% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.87 | 2.85 | 2.89 | 3 |
| 2020s | 3.18 | 2.91 | 3.39 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Benin
More health data for Benin
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.1 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8458 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 13,632 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 21 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.21 % 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 0.0741 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.24 % 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 0.0763 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cost healthy diet in Benin?
- Cost healthy diet in Benin was 3.39 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cost healthy diet recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 3.39 in 2024.
- What is the lowest cost healthy diet recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.85 in 2017.
- How does Benin rank for cost healthy diet?
- Benin ranks 152nd out of 174 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cost healthy diet rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin 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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