Cost healthy diet in Mauritius
Mauritius: Cost healthy diet was 4.72 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
4.72
Change on year
up 6.8%
World rank
60th
of 174 countries
All-time high
4.72
in 2024
All-time low
3.38
in 2017
Years of data
8
2017–2024
Cost healthy diet in Mauritius, 2017–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, cost healthy diet in Mauritius stood at 4.72. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is up 6.8% on the previous year and up 39.6% over ten years.
That places Mauritius 60th out of 174 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Cost healthy diet in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3.38 | — |
| 2018 | 3.41 | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 3.46 | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 3.63 | +4.9% |
| 2021 | 3.77 | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 4.21 | +11.7% |
| 2023 | 4.42 | +5.0% |
| 2024 | 4.72 | +6.8% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 4.72 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.71, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 4.72 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 | 3.42 | 3.38 | 3.46 | 3 |
| 2020s | 4.15 | 3.63 | 4.72 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
More health data for Mauritius
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -10 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.0345 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 9 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.54 % 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 0.0232 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.8573 % 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 0.0232 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cost healthy diet in Mauritius?
- Cost healthy diet in Mauritius was 4.72 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cost healthy diet recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 4.72 in 2024.
- What is the lowest cost healthy diet recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.38 in 2017.
- How does Mauritius rank for cost healthy diet?
- Mauritius ranks 60th out of 174 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cost healthy diet rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritius 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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