Cost healthy diet in South Korea
South Korea: Cost healthy diet was 6.68 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
6.68
Change on year
up 4.5%
World rank
5th
of 174 countries
All-time high
6.68
in 2024
All-time low
4.73
in 2017
Years of data
8
2017–2024
Cost healthy diet in South Korea, 2017–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
South Korea recorded 6.68 for cost healthy diet in 2024. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is up 4.5% on the previous year and up 41.2% over ten years.
South Korea ranks 5th of 174 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Cost healthy diet in South Korea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4.73 | — |
| 2018 | 4.92 | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 4.9 | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 5.18 | +5.7% |
| 2021 | 5.55 | +7.1% |
| 2022 | 6.05 | +9.0% |
| 2023 | 6.39 | +5.6% |
| 2024 | 6.68 | +4.5% |
South Korea compared with similar countries
- South Korea's 6.68 is above the median for high income countries, which is 4.14, 1.6× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- South Korea's 6.68 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4.67, 1.4× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.85 | 4.73 | 4.92 | 3 |
| 2020s | 5.97 | 5.18 | 6.68 | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
More health data for South Korea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.43 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.1935 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 69 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.66 % 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 0.0118 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.76 % 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 0.0124 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cost healthy diet in South Korea?
- Cost healthy diet in South Korea was 6.68 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cost healthy diet recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 6.68 in 2024.
- What is the lowest cost healthy diet recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.73 in 2017.
- How does South Korea rank for cost healthy diet?
- South Korea ranks 5th out of 174 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cost healthy diet rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Korea 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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