Cost healthy diet in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Cost healthy diet was 4.9 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
4.9
Change on year
up 6.8%
World rank
47th
of 174 countries
All-time high
4.9
in 2023
All-time low
3.72
in 2017
Years of data
7
2017–2023
Cost healthy diet in Nicaragua, 2017–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cost healthy diet in Nicaragua is 4.9, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is up 6.8% on the previous year and up 31.7% over ten years.
Nicaragua ranks 47th of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Cost healthy diet in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3.72 | — |
| 2018 | 3.73 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 3.78 | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 3.89 | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 4.06 | +4.4% |
| 2022 | 4.59 | +13.1% |
| 2023 | 4.9 | +6.8% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 4.9 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.49, 1.1× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 4.9 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5.04, 97% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.74 | 3.72 | 3.78 | 3 |
| 2020s | 4.36 | 3.89 | 4.9 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
More health data for Nicaragua
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.83 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6599 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 215 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.3497 % 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 0.0458 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.323 % 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 0.0473 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cost healthy diet in Nicaragua?
- Cost healthy diet in Nicaragua was 4.9 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cost healthy diet recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 4.9 in 2023.
- What is the lowest cost healthy diet recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.72 in 2017.
- How does Nicaragua rank for cost healthy diet?
- Nicaragua ranks 47th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cost healthy diet rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nicaragua 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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