Cost healthy diet in Japan
Japan: Cost healthy diet was 7.63 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
7.63
Change on year
up 4.7%
World rank
2nd
of 174 countries
All-time high
7.63
in 2024
All-time low
5.48
in 2017
Years of data
8
2017–2024
Cost healthy diet in Japan, 2017–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cost healthy diet in Japan is 7.63, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is up 4.7% on the previous year and up 39.2% over ten years.
Japan ranks 2nd of 174 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Cost healthy diet in Japan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.48 | — |
| 2018 | 5.65 | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 5.57 | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 5.8 | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 5.98 | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 6.66 | +11.4% |
| 2023 | 7.29 | +9.5% |
| 2024 | 7.63 | +4.7% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 7.63 is above the median for high income countries, which is 4.14, 1.8× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Japan's 7.63 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4.67, 1.6× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5.57 | 5.48 | 5.65 | 3 |
| 2020s | 6.67 | 5.8 | 7.63 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 1 South Sudan 8.39 compare
- 3 Mongolia 7.02 compare
- 4 Guyana 6.83 compare
- 5 South Korea 6.68 compare
More health data for Japan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.73 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.2774 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 178 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.22 % 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 0.0155 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.36 % 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 0.0163 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cost healthy diet in Japan?
- Cost healthy diet in Japan was 7.63 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cost healthy diet recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 7.63 in 2024.
- What is the lowest cost healthy diet recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.48 in 2017.
- How does Japan rank for cost healthy diet?
- Japan ranks 2nd out of 174 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cost healthy diet rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan 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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