Cost healthy diet in Lesotho
Lesotho: Cost healthy diet was 5.24 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
5.24
Change on year
up 5.4%
World rank
29th
of 174 countries
All-time high
5.24
in 2024
All-time low
3.59
in 2017
Years of data
8
2017–2024
Cost healthy diet in Lesotho, 2017–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, cost healthy diet in Lesotho stood at 5.24. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.4% on the previous year and up 46.0% over ten years.
That places Lesotho 29th out of 174 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Cost healthy diet in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3.59 | — |
| 2018 | 3.63 | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 3.74 | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 4.01 | +7.2% |
| 2021 | 4.31 | +7.5% |
| 2022 | 4.68 | +8.6% |
| 2023 | 4.97 | +6.2% |
| 2024 | 5.24 | +5.4% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 5.24 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.49, 1.2× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 5.24 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.34, 1.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.65 | 3.59 | 3.74 | 3 |
| 2020s | 4.64 | 4.01 | 5.24 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
More health data for Lesotho
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.05 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4669 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 382 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2020)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.8108 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0548 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.7473 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0557 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cost healthy diet in Lesotho?
- Cost healthy diet in Lesotho was 5.24 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cost healthy diet recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 5.24 in 2024.
- What is the lowest cost healthy diet recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.59 in 2017.
- How does Lesotho rank for cost healthy diet?
- Lesotho ranks 29th out of 174 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cost healthy diet rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho 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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