Cost healthy diet in New Zealand
New Zealand: Cost healthy diet was 3.56 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
3.56
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
145th
of 174 countries
All-time high
3.56
in 2023
All-time low
2.57
in 2018
Years of data
8
2017–2024
Cost healthy diet in New Zealand, 2017–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, cost healthy diet in New Zealand stood at 3.56. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 34.3% over ten years.
New Zealand ranks 145th of 174 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Cost healthy diet in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2.65 | — |
| 2018 | 2.57 | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 2.7 | +5.1% |
| 2020 | 2.83 | +4.8% |
| 2021 | 2.86 | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 3.28 | +14.7% |
| 2023 | 3.56 | +8.5% |
| 2024 | 3.56 | +0.0% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 3.56 is below the median for high income countries, which is 4.14, 86% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 3.56 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4.67, 76% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.64 | 2.57 | 2.7 | 3 |
| 2020s | 3.22 | 2.83 | 3.56 | 5 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
More health data for New Zealand
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.94 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.4815 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 33 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.1187 % 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 0.0277 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.018 % 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 0.0291 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cost healthy diet in New Zealand?
- Cost healthy diet in New Zealand was 3.56 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cost healthy diet recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 3.56 in 2023.
- What is the lowest cost healthy diet recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.57 in 2018.
- How does New Zealand rank for cost healthy diet?
- New Zealand ranks 145th out of 174 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cost healthy diet rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Zealand 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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