Number healthy diet unaffordable in Australia
Australia: Number healthy diet unaffordable was 899,999 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
899,999
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
94th
of 150 countries
All-time high
899,999
in 2020
All-time low
699,999
in 2017
Years of data
8
2017–2024
Number healthy diet unaffordable in Australia, 2017–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Australia recorded 899,999 for number healthy diet unaffordable in 2024. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 28.6% over ten years.
That places Australia 94th out of 150 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Number healthy diet unaffordable in Australia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 699,999 | — |
| 2018 | 800,000 | +14.3% |
| 2019 | 800,000 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 899,999 | +12.5% |
| 2021 | 800,000 | -11.1% |
| 2022 | 800,000 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 899,999 | +12.5% |
| 2024 | 899,999 | +0.0% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 899,999 is above the median for high income countries, which is 400,000, 2.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Australia's 899,999 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 8.90 million, 10% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 766,666 | 699,999 | 800,000 | 3 |
| 2020s | 859,999 | 800,000 | 899,999 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More health data for Australia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.83 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.9072 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 215 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2021)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.45 % 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 0.0279 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.35 % 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 0.0295 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number healthy diet unaffordable in Australia?
- Number healthy diet unaffordable in Australia was 899,999 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number healthy diet unaffordable recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 899,999 in 2020.
- What is the lowest number healthy diet unaffordable recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 699,999 in 2017.
- How does Australia rank for number healthy diet unaffordable?
- Australia ranks 94th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number healthy diet unaffordable rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Number healthy diet unaffordable. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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