Cost healthy diet in Malawi
Malawi: Cost healthy diet was 4.64 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
4.64
Change on year
up 8.2%
World rank
69th
of 174 countries
All-time high
4.64
in 2024
All-time low
2.38
in 2017
Years of data
8
2017–2024
Cost healthy diet in Malawi, 2017–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 4.64 for cost healthy diet in 2024. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is up 8.2% on the previous year and up 95.0% over ten years.
Malawi ranks 69th of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Cost healthy diet in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2.38 | — |
| 2018 | 2.52 | +5.9% |
| 2019 | 2.77 | +9.9% |
| 2020 | 3.1 | +11.9% |
| 2021 | 3.43 | +10.6% |
| 2022 | 3.88 | +13.1% |
| 2023 | 4.29 | +10.6% |
| 2024 | 4.64 | +8.2% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 4.64 is above the median for low income countries, which is 4.21, 1.1× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 4.64 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.34, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.56 | 2.38 | 2.77 | 3 |
| 2020s | 3.87 | 3.1 | 4.64 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 66 Colombia 4.67 compare
- 66 Namibia 4.67 compare
- 66 Uzbekistan 4.67 compare
- 69 Gabon 4.64 compare
- 69 Sao Tome and Principe 4.64 compare
- 72 Costa Rica 4.62 compare
More health data for Malawi
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.8368 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9312 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 6,399 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.61 % 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 0.0714 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.63 % 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 0.0718 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cost healthy diet in Malawi?
- Cost healthy diet in Malawi was 4.64 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cost healthy diet recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 4.64 in 2024.
- What is the lowest cost healthy diet recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.38 in 2017.
- How does Malawi rank for cost healthy diet?
- Malawi ranks 69th out of 174 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cost healthy diet rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 95.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi 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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