Cost healthy diet in Kenya
Kenya: Cost healthy diet was 4.26 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
4.26
Change on year
up 3.9%
World rank
102nd
of 174 countries
All-time high
4.26
in 2024
All-time low
2.56
in 2017
Years of data
8
2017–2024
Cost healthy diet in Kenya, 2017–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cost healthy diet in Kenya is 4.26, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.9% on the previous year and up 66.4% over ten years.
That places Kenya 102nd out of 174 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Cost healthy diet in Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2.56 | — |
| 2018 | 2.62 | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 2.83 | +8.0% |
| 2020 | 3.1 | +9.5% |
| 2021 | 3.42 | +10.3% |
| 2022 | 3.87 | +13.2% |
| 2023 | 4.1 | +5.9% |
| 2024 | 4.26 | +3.9% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 4.26 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.49, 95% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 4.26 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.34, 98% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.67 | 2.56 | 2.83 | 3 |
| 2020s | 3.75 | 3.1 | 4.26 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
More health data for Kenya
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.44 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6026 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 16,059 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 89 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.28 % 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 0.0621 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.28 % 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 0.063 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cost healthy diet in Kenya?
- Cost healthy diet in Kenya was 4.26 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cost healthy diet recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 4.26 in 2024.
- What is the lowest cost healthy diet recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.56 in 2017.
- How does Kenya rank for cost healthy diet?
- Kenya ranks 102nd out of 174 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cost healthy diet rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya 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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