Cost healthy diet in Egypt
Egypt: Cost healthy diet was 6.38 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
6.38
Change on year
up 7.0%
World rank
7th
of 174 countries
All-time high
6.38
in 2024
All-time low
3.81
in 2017
Years of data
8
2017–2024
Cost healthy diet in Egypt, 2017–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 6.38 for cost healthy diet in 2024. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is up 7.0% on the previous year and up 67.5% over ten years.
Egypt ranks 7th of 174 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Cost healthy diet in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3.81 | — |
| 2018 | 4.02 | +5.5% |
| 2019 | 3.98 | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 3.88 | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 4.01 | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 4.69 | +17.0% |
| 2023 | 5.96 | +27.1% |
| 2024 | 6.38 | +7.0% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 6.38 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.49, 1.4× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 6.38 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 4.03, 1.6× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.94 | 3.81 | 4.02 | 3 |
| 2020s | 4.98 | 3.88 | 6.38 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More health data for Egypt
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.46 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7884 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 7,225 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.3993 % 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 0.0487 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.4524 % 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 0.0512 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cost healthy diet in Egypt?
- Cost healthy diet in Egypt was 6.38 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cost healthy diet recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 6.38 in 2024.
- What is the lowest cost healthy diet recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.81 in 2017.
- How does Egypt rank for cost healthy diet?
- Egypt ranks 7th out of 174 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cost healthy diet rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 67.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt 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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