Cost healthy diet in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Cost healthy diet was 5.16 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
5.16
Change on year
up 5.5%
World rank
34th
of 174 countries
All-time high
5.16
in 2024
All-time low
3.66
in 2020
Years of data
8
2017–2024
Cost healthy diet in Sri Lanka, 2017–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 5.16 for cost healthy diet in 2024. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.5% on the previous year and up 33.7% over ten years.
That places Sri Lanka 34th out of 174 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Cost healthy diet in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3.86 | — |
| 2018 | 3.81 | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 3.7 | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 3.66 | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 4.27 | +16.7% |
| 2022 | 4.87 | +14.1% |
| 2023 | 4.89 | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 5.16 | +5.5% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 5.16 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.71, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 5.16 is above the median for South Asia, which is 4.39, 1.2× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.79 | 3.7 | 3.86 | 3 |
| 2020s | 4.57 | 3.66 | 5.16 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More health data for Sri Lanka
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.62 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7332 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 304 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.13 % 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 0.0339 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.12 % 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 0.0353 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cost healthy diet in Sri Lanka?
- Cost healthy diet in Sri Lanka was 5.16 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cost healthy diet recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 5.16 in 2024.
- What is the lowest cost healthy diet recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.66 in 2020.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for cost healthy diet?
- Sri Lanka ranks 34th out of 174 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cost healthy diet rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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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