Cost healthy diet in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Cost healthy diet was 4.78 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
4.78
Change on year
up 8.4%
World rank
54th
of 174 countries
All-time high
4.78
in 2024
All-time low
2.94
in 2017
Years of data
8
2017–2024
Cost healthy diet in Ethiopia, 2017–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 4.78 for cost healthy diet in 2024. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.4% on the previous year and up 62.6% over ten years.
Ethiopia ranks 54th of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Cost healthy diet in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2.94 | — |
| 2018 | 3.04 | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 3.27 | +7.6% |
| 2020 | 3.52 | +7.6% |
| 2021 | 3.88 | +10.2% |
| 2022 | 4.29 | +10.6% |
| 2023 | 4.41 | +2.8% |
| 2024 | 4.78 | +8.4% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 4.78 is above the median for low income countries, which is 4.21, 1.1× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 4.78 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.34, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.08 | 2.94 | 3.27 | 3 |
| 2020s | 4.18 | 3.52 | 4.78 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More health data for Ethiopia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9494 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 19,997 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 148 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0709 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0742 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cost healthy diet in Ethiopia?
- Cost healthy diet in Ethiopia was 4.78 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cost healthy diet recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.78 in 2024.
- What is the lowest cost healthy diet recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.94 in 2017.
- How does Ethiopia rank for cost healthy diet?
- Ethiopia ranks 54th out of 174 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cost healthy diet rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 62.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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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