Cost healthy diet in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Cost healthy diet was 5.4 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
5.4
Change on year
up 3.6%
World rank
25th
of 174 countries
All-time high
5.4
in 2024
All-time low
3.39
in 2017
Years of data
8
2017–2024
Cost healthy diet in Dominican Republic, 2017–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cost healthy diet in Dominican Republic is 5.4, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 59.3% over ten years.
Dominican Republic ranks 25th of 174 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Cost healthy diet in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3.39 | — |
| 2018 | 3.48 | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 3.74 | +7.5% |
| 2020 | 4.05 | +8.3% |
| 2021 | 4.41 | +8.9% |
| 2022 | 4.87 | +10.4% |
| 2023 | 5.21 | +7.0% |
| 2024 | 5.4 | +3.6% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 5.4 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.71, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 5.4 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5.04, 1.1× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.54 | 3.39 | 3.74 | 3 |
| 2020s | 4.79 | 4.05 | 5.4 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
- 23 Algeria 5.53 compare
- 24 Montserrat 5.45 compare
- 25 Mauritania 5.4 compare
- 27 Bulgaria 5.32 compare
- 28 Serbia 5.28 compare
More health data for Dominican Republic
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.45 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5233 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 598 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.13 % 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 0.0418 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.09 % 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 0.0434 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cost healthy diet in Dominican Republic?
- Cost healthy diet in Dominican Republic was 5.4 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cost healthy diet recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 5.4 in 2024.
- What is the lowest cost healthy diet recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.39 in 2017.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for cost healthy diet?
- Dominican Republic ranks 25th out of 174 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cost healthy diet rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 59.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominican Republic 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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