Cost healthy diet in Malta
Malta: Cost healthy diet was 4.89 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
4.89
Change on year
up 4.9%
World rank
48th
of 174 countries
All-time high
4.89
in 2024
All-time low
3.35
in 2017
Years of data
8
2017–2024
Cost healthy diet in Malta, 2017–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, cost healthy diet in Malta stood at 4.89. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.9% on the previous year and up 46.0% over ten years.
Malta ranks 48th of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Cost healthy diet in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3.35 | — |
| 2018 | 3.49 | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 3.75 | +7.4% |
| 2020 | 3.75 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 3.8 | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 4.28 | +12.6% |
| 2023 | 4.66 | +8.9% |
| 2024 | 4.89 | +4.9% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 4.89 is above the median for high income countries, which is 4.14, 1.2× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Malta's 4.89 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 4.03, 1.2× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.53 | 3.35 | 3.75 | 3 |
| 2020s | 4.28 | 3.75 | 4.89 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malta
More health data for Malta
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -1.1 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 4 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.1693 % 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 0.0194 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.1495 % 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 0.0208 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cost healthy diet in Malta?
- Cost healthy diet in Malta was 4.89 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cost healthy diet recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 4.89 in 2024.
- What is the lowest cost healthy diet recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.35 in 2017.
- How does Malta rank for cost healthy diet?
- Malta ranks 48th out of 174 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cost healthy diet rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta 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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