Cost healthy diet in Uganda
Uganda: Cost healthy diet was 3.65 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
3.65
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
139th
of 174 countries
All-time high
3.68
in 2023
All-time low
2.9
in 2020
Years of data
8
2017–2024
Cost healthy diet in Uganda, 2017–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cost healthy diet in Uganda is 3.65, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 17.0% over ten years.
Uganda ranks 139th of 174 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Cost healthy diet in Uganda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3.12 | — |
| 2018 | 3.03 | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 2.93 | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 2.9 | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 2.95 | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 3.36 | +13.9% |
| 2023 | 3.68 | +9.5% |
| 2024 | 3.65 | -0.8% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 3.65 is below the median for low income countries, which is 4.21, 87% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 3.65 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.34, 84% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.03 | 2.93 | 3.12 | 3 |
| 2020s | 3.31 | 2.9 | 3.68 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 136 Burkina Faso 3.73 compare
- 136 Senegal 3.73 compare
- 138 Moldova 3.69 compare
- 140 Tajikistan 3.62 compare
- 141 China 3.6 compare
- 142 Cote d'Ivoire 3.59 compare
More health data for Uganda
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.2 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 6,666 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 111 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.28 % 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 0.0787 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.34 % 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 0.0804 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cost healthy diet in Uganda?
- Cost healthy diet in Uganda was 3.65 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cost healthy diet recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 3.68 in 2023.
- What is the lowest cost healthy diet recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.9 in 2020.
- How does Uganda rank for cost healthy diet?
- Uganda ranks 139th out of 174 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cost healthy diet rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda 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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