Cost healthy diet in Ireland
Ireland: Cost healthy diet was 2.83 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
2.83
Change on year
up 3.3%
World rank
170th
of 174 countries
All-time high
2.83
in 2024
All-time low
2.22
in 2020
Years of data
8
2017–2024
Cost healthy diet in Ireland, 2017–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 2.83 for cost healthy diet in 2024. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.3% on the previous year and up 21.5% over ten years.
Ireland ranks 170th of 174 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Cost healthy diet in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2.33 | — |
| 2018 | 2.27 | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 2.3 | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 2.22 | -3.5% |
| 2021 | 2.29 | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 2.52 | +10.0% |
| 2023 | 2.74 | +8.7% |
| 2024 | 2.83 | +3.3% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 2.83 is below the median for high income countries, which is 4.14, 68% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 2.83 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3.98, 71% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.3 | 2.27 | 2.33 | 3 |
| 2020s | 2.52 | 2.22 | 2.83 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 168 Saudi Arabia 3.02 compare
- 169 Austria 2.99 compare
- 171 Belgium 2.81 compare
- 172 United States 2.79 compare
- 173 Qatar 2.66 compare
More health data for Ireland
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -4.76 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.89 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 20 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.7228 % 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 0.026 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.6489 % 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 0.0274 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cost healthy diet in Ireland?
- Cost healthy diet in Ireland was 2.83 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cost healthy diet recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 2.83 in 2024.
- What is the lowest cost healthy diet recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.22 in 2020.
- How does Ireland rank for cost healthy diet?
- Ireland ranks 170th out of 174 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cost healthy diet rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland 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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