Cost healthy diet in Nepal
Nepal: Cost healthy diet was 4.2 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
4.2
Change on year
up 4.7%
World rank
107th
of 174 countries
All-time high
4.2
in 2024
All-time low
3.32
in 2018
Years of data
8
2017–2024
Cost healthy diet in Nepal, 2017–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, cost healthy diet in Nepal stood at 4.2. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.7% on the previous year and up 25.4% over ten years.
That places Nepal 107th out of 174 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Cost healthy diet in Nepal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3.35 | — |
| 2018 | 3.32 | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 3.36 | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 3.52 | +4.8% |
| 2021 | 3.62 | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 3.89 | +7.5% |
| 2023 | 4.01 | +3.1% |
| 2024 | 4.2 | +4.7% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 4.2 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.49, 94% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 4.2 is below the median for South Asia, which is 4.39, 96% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.34 | 3.32 | 3.36 | 3 |
| 2020s | 3.85 | 3.52 | 4.2 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
More health data for Nepal
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.95 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8518 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 955 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 3 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.17 % 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 0.0451 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.11 % 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 0.0467 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cost healthy diet in Nepal?
- Cost healthy diet in Nepal was 4.2 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cost healthy diet recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 4.2 in 2024.
- What is the lowest cost healthy diet recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.32 in 2018.
- How does Nepal rank for cost healthy diet?
- Nepal ranks 107th out of 174 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cost healthy diet rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nepal 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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