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%.
Cost healthy diet in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4.88 | — |
| 2018 | 4.79 | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 4.83 | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 4.9 | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 4.9 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 5.41 | +10.4% |
| 2023 | 5.83 | +7.8% |
| 2024 | 6.02 | +3.3% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 6.02 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.71, 1.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 6.02 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5.04, 1.2× the median. (34 countries reporting)
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, annual growth rate -3.12 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.3325 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 31 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.64 % 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 0.0278 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.6 % 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 0.0288 units per person (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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