Cost healthy diet in Gambia
Gambia: Cost healthy diet was 4.43 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
4.43
Change on year
up 7.3%
World rank
83rd
of 174 countries
All-time high
4.43
in 2024
All-time low
2.69
in 2017
Years of data
8
2017–2024
Cost healthy diet in Gambia, 2017–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cost healthy diet in Gambia is 4.43, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.3% on the previous year and up 64.7% over ten years.
Gambia ranks 83rd of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Cost healthy diet in Gambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2.69 | — |
| 2018 | 2.86 | +6.3% |
| 2019 | 2.98 | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 3.18 | +6.7% |
| 2021 | 3.45 | +8.5% |
| 2022 | 3.81 | +10.4% |
| 2023 | 4.13 | +8.4% |
| 2024 | 4.43 | +7.3% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 4.43 is above the median for low income countries, which is 4.21, 1.1× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 4.43 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.34, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.84 | 2.69 | 2.98 | 3 |
| 2020s | 3.8 | 3.18 | 4.43 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
More health data for Gambia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.27 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 700 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.9696 % 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 0.0686 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.9636 % 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 0.0702 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cost healthy diet in Gambia?
- Cost healthy diet in Gambia was 4.43 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cost healthy diet recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.43 in 2024.
- What is the lowest cost healthy diet recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.69 in 2017.
- How does Gambia rank for cost healthy diet?
- Gambia ranks 83rd out of 174 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cost healthy diet rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gambia 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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