Cost healthy diet in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Cost healthy diet was 3.84 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
3.84
Change on year
up 2.7%
World rank
128th
of 174 countries
All-time high
3.84
in 2024
All-time low
2.64
in 2017
Years of data
8
2017–2024
Cost healthy diet in Sierra Leone, 2017–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, cost healthy diet in Sierra Leone stood at 3.84. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 45.5% over ten years.
That places Sierra Leone 128th out of 174 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Cost healthy diet in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2.64 | — |
| 2018 | 2.8 | +6.1% |
| 2019 | 2.76 | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 2.83 | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 3.08 | +8.8% |
| 2022 | 3.39 | +10.1% |
| 2023 | 3.74 | +10.3% |
| 2024 | 3.84 | +2.7% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 3.84 is below the median for low income countries, which is 4.21, 91% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 3.84 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.34, 88% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.73 | 2.64 | 2.8 | 3 |
| 2020s | 3.38 | 2.83 | 3.84 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
More health data for Sierra Leone
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.34 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.773 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 4,209 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 38 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.6447 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0663 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.6611 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0676 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cost healthy diet in Sierra Leone?
- Cost healthy diet in Sierra Leone was 3.84 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cost healthy diet recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 3.84 in 2024.
- What is the lowest cost healthy diet recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.64 in 2017.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for cost healthy diet?
- Sierra Leone ranks 128th out of 174 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cost healthy diet rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone 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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