Cost healthy diet in India
India: Cost healthy diet was 4.07 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
4.07
Change on year
up 5.4%
World rank
115th
of 174 countries
All-time high
4.07
in 2024
All-time low
2.77
in 2017
Years of data
8
2017–2024
Cost healthy diet in India, 2017–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cost healthy diet in India is 4.07, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.4% on the previous year and up 46.9% over ten years.
India ranks 115th of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Cost healthy diet in India, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2.77 | — |
| 2018 | 2.86 | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 3.01 | +5.2% |
| 2020 | 3.23 | +7.3% |
| 2021 | 3.4 | +5.3% |
| 2022 | 3.67 | +7.9% |
| 2023 | 3.86 | +5.2% |
| 2024 | 4.07 | +5.4% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 4.07 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.49, 91% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- India's 4.07 is below the median for South Asia, which is 4.39, 93% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.88 | 2.77 | 3.01 | 3 |
| 2020s | 3.65 | 3.23 | 4.07 | 5 |
Countries ranked near India
- 113 Iraq 4.1 compare
- 114 Guinea-Bissau 4.09 compare
- 116 Turks and Caicos Islands 4.05 compare
- 117 Lithuania 4.03 compare
- 118 Germany 4 compare
More health data for India
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.12 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4372 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 44,822 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 38 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.3809 % 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 0.0372 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.5922 % 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 0.04 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cost healthy diet in India?
- Cost healthy diet in India was 4.07 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cost healthy diet recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 4.07 in 2024.
- What is the lowest cost healthy diet recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.77 in 2017.
- How does India rank for cost healthy diet?
- India ranks 115th out of 174 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cost healthy diet rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India 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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