Cost healthy diet in Pakistan
Pakistan: Cost healthy diet was 3.95 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
3.95
Change on year
down 3.2%
World rank
122nd
of 174 countries
All-time high
4.08
in 2023
All-time low
2.91
in 2018
Years of data
8
2017–2024
Cost healthy diet in Pakistan, 2017–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Pakistan recorded 3.95 for cost healthy diet in 2024.
That represents a change of down 3.2% on the previous year and up 33.0% over ten years.
That places Pakistan 122nd out of 174 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Cost healthy diet in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2.97 | — |
| 2018 | 2.91 | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 2.95 | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 3.18 | +7.8% |
| 2021 | 3.3 | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 3.7 | +12.1% |
| 2023 | 4.08 | +10.3% |
| 2024 | 3.95 | -3.2% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 3.95 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.49, 88% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 3.95 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 4.03, 98% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.94 | 2.91 | 2.97 | 3 |
| 2020s | 3.64 | 3.18 | 4.08 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
More health data for Pakistan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.14 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8219 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 55,286 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 335 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.5028 % 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 0.0616 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.4109 % 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 0.0643 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cost healthy diet in Pakistan?
- Cost healthy diet in Pakistan was 3.95 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cost healthy diet recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 4.08 in 2023.
- What is the lowest cost healthy diet recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.91 in 2018.
- How does Pakistan rank for cost healthy diet?
- Pakistan ranks 122nd out of 174 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cost healthy diet rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pakistan 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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