Number healthy diet unaffordable in Jamaica

Jamaica: Number healthy diet unaffordable was 600,000 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
600,000
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
101st
of 150 countries
All-time high
699,999
in 2020
All-time low
500,000
in 2017
Years of data
8
2017–2024

Number healthy diet unaffordable in Jamaica, 2017–2024

0200.0k400.0k600.0k2017202020242017: 500.0k2018: 500.0k2019: 500.0k2020: 700.0k2021: 600.0k2022: 600.0k2023: 600.0k2024: 600.0k

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2024, number healthy diet unaffordable in Jamaica stood at 600,000.

The figure is up 20.0% over ten years.

Jamaica ranks 101st of 150 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Number healthy diet unaffordable in Jamaica, year by year

Annual values for Number healthy diet unaffordable in Jamaica, 2017 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2017 500,000
2018 500,000 +0.0%
2019 500,000 +0.0%
2020 699,999 +40.0%
2021 600,000 -14.3%
2022 600,000 +0.0%
2023 600,000 +0.0%
2024 600,000 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 500,000 500,000 500,000 3
2020s 620,000 600,000 699,999 5

Countries ranked near Jamaica

  1. 99 Eswatini 800,000 compare
  2. 100 Costa Rica 699,999 compare
  3. 101 Djibouti 600,000 compare
  4. 101 Malaysia 600,000 compare
  5. 101 Mongolia 600,000 compare
  6. 101 Trinidad and Tobago 600,000 compare

See the full ranking of 150 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is number healthy diet unaffordable in Jamaica?
Number healthy diet unaffordable in Jamaica was 600,000 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest number healthy diet unaffordable recorded in Jamaica?
The highest recorded value was 699,999 in 2020.
What is the lowest number healthy diet unaffordable recorded in Jamaica?
The lowest recorded value was 500,000 in 2017.
How does Jamaica rank for number healthy diet unaffordable?
Jamaica ranks 101st out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
Is number healthy diet unaffordable rising or falling in Jamaica?
Over the last ten years it is up 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Jamaica 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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Indicator
Number healthy diet unaffordable
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
150 places, 1,199 data points, 2017–2024
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