Cost healthy diet in Ghana
Ghana: Cost healthy diet was 4.49 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
4.49
Change on year
up 4.7%
World rank
79th
of 174 countries
All-time high
4.49
in 2024
All-time low
3.46
in 2020
Years of data
8
2017–2024
Cost healthy diet in Ghana, 2017–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, cost healthy diet in Ghana stood at 4.49. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is up 4.7% on the previous year and up 26.8% over ten years.
Ghana ranks 79th of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Cost healthy diet in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3.54 | — |
| 2018 | 3.51 | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 3.48 | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 3.46 | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 3.5 | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 3.83 | +9.4% |
| 2023 | 4.29 | +12.0% |
| 2024 | 4.49 | +4.7% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 4.49 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.49, 1.0× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 4.49 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 | 3.51 | 3.48 | 3.54 | 3 |
| 2020s | 3.91 | 3.46 | 4.49 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6224 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 8,361 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.5623 % 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 0.06 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.5816 % 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 0.0619 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cost healthy diet in Ghana?
- Cost healthy diet in Ghana was 4.49 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cost healthy diet recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 4.49 in 2024.
- What is the lowest cost healthy diet recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.46 in 2020.
- How does Ghana rank for cost healthy diet?
- Ghana ranks 79th out of 174 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cost healthy diet rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana 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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