Cost healthy diet in Guyana
Guyana: Cost healthy diet was 6.83 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
6.83
Change on year
up 2.9%
World rank
4th
of 174 countries
All-time high
6.83
in 2024
All-time low
4.62
in 2017
Years of data
8
2017–2024
Cost healthy diet in Guyana, 2017–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cost healthy diet in Guyana is 6.83, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 47.8% over ten years.
That places Guyana 4th out of 174 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Cost healthy diet in Guyana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4.62 | — |
| 2018 | 4.79 | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 5.06 | +5.6% |
| 2020 | 5.41 | +6.9% |
| 2021 | 5.9 | +9.1% |
| 2022 | 6.37 | +8.0% |
| 2023 | 6.64 | +4.2% |
| 2024 | 6.83 | +2.9% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 6.83 is above the median for high income countries, which is 4.14, 1.6× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Guyana's 6.83 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5.04, 1.4× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.82 | 4.62 | 5.06 | 3 |
| 2020s | 6.23 | 5.41 | 6.83 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
- 1 South Sudan 8.39 compare
- 2 Japan 7.63 compare
- 3 Mongolia 7.02 compare
- 5 South Korea 6.68 compare
- 6 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 6.43 compare
- 7 Egypt 6.38 compare
More health data for Guyana
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.59 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4509 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 62 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.39 % 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 0.0477 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.38 % 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 0.0491 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cost healthy diet in Guyana?
- Cost healthy diet in Guyana was 6.83 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cost healthy diet recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 6.83 in 2024.
- What is the lowest cost healthy diet recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.62 in 2017.
- How does Guyana rank for cost healthy diet?
- Guyana ranks 4th out of 174 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cost healthy diet rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guyana 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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