Cost healthy diet in Jamaica
Jamaica: Cost healthy diet was 6.02 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
6.02
Change on year
up 3.3%
World rank
13th
of 174 countries
All-time high
6.02
in 2024
All-time low
4.79
in 2018
Years of data
8
2017–2024
Cost healthy diet in Jamaica, 2017–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, cost healthy diet in Jamaica stood at 6.02. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 23.4% over ten years.
That places Jamaica 13th out of 174 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.83 | 4.79 | 4.88 | 3 |
| 2020s | 5.41 | 4.9 | 6.02 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
More health data for Jamaica
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 31 (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 2,308 (2090)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 18,975 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 20,997 (2025)
- Age dependency ratio 36.7% (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 20,258 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 20,323 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 19,600 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cost healthy diet in Jamaica?
- Cost healthy diet in Jamaica was 6.02 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cost healthy diet recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 6.02 in 2024.
- What is the lowest cost healthy diet recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.79 in 2018.
- How does Jamaica rank for cost healthy diet?
- Jamaica ranks 13th out of 174 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cost healthy diet rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jamaica 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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