Cost healthy diet in United States
United States: Cost healthy diet was 2.79 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
2.79
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
172nd
of 174 countries
All-time high
2.79
in 2024
All-time low
2.17
in 2017
Years of data
8
2017–2024
Cost healthy diet in United States, 2017–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
United States recorded 2.79 for cost healthy diet in 2024. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 28.6% over ten years.
That places United States 172nd out of 174 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Cost healthy diet in United States, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2.17 | — |
| 2018 | 2.18 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 2.2 | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 2.28 | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 2.36 | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 2.63 | +11.4% |
| 2023 | 2.76 | +4.9% |
| 2024 | 2.79 | +1.1% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 2.79 is below the median for high income countries, which is 4.14, 67% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.18 | 2.17 | 2.2 | 3 |
| 2020s | 2.56 | 2.28 | 2.79 | 5 |
Countries ranked near United States
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.1867 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 4,015 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2023)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.056 % 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 0.0261 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.1919 % 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 0.0274 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cost healthy diet in United States?
- Cost healthy diet in United States was 2.79 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cost healthy diet recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 2.79 in 2024.
- What is the lowest cost healthy diet recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.17 in 2017.
- How does United States rank for cost healthy diet?
- United States ranks 172nd out of 174 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cost healthy diet rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States 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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