Cost healthy diet in Mauritania
Mauritania: Cost healthy diet was 5.4 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
5.4
Change on year
up 2.3%
World rank
25th
of 174 countries
All-time high
5.4
in 2024
All-time low
3.86
in 2017
Years of data
8
2017–2024
Cost healthy diet in Mauritania, 2017–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cost healthy diet in Mauritania is 5.4, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 39.9% over ten years.
Mauritania ranks 25th of 174 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Cost healthy diet in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3.86 | — |
| 2018 | 3.92 | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 4.02 | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 4.13 | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 4.43 | +7.3% |
| 2022 | 5.04 | +13.8% |
| 2023 | 5.28 | +4.8% |
| 2024 | 5.4 | +2.3% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 5.4 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.49, 1.2× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 5.4 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 | 3.93 | 3.86 | 4.02 | 3 |
| 2020s | 4.86 | 4.13 | 5.4 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 23 Algeria 5.53 compare
- 24 Montserrat 5.45 compare
- 25 Dominican Republic 5.4 compare
- 27 Bulgaria 5.32 compare
- 28 Serbia 5.28 compare
More health data for Mauritania
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.8878 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 1,563 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.77 % 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 0.077 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.77 % 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 0.0789 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cost healthy diet in Mauritania?
- Cost healthy diet in Mauritania was 5.4 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cost healthy diet recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 5.4 in 2024.
- What is the lowest cost healthy diet recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.86 in 2017.
- How does Mauritania rank for cost healthy diet?
- Mauritania ranks 25th out of 174 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cost healthy diet rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania 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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