Number healthy diet unaffordable in Kenya
Kenya: Number healthy diet unaffordable was 43.50 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
43.50 million
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
13th
of 150 countries
All-time high
43.50 million
in 2024
All-time low
34.10 million
in 2017
Years of data
8
2017–2024
Number healthy diet unaffordable in Kenya, 2017–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, number healthy diet unaffordable in Kenya stood at 43.50 million. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 27.6% over ten years.
Kenya ranks 13th of 150 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Number healthy diet unaffordable in Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 34.10 million | — |
| 2018 | 34.80 million | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 36.70 million | +5.5% |
| 2020 | 39.60 million | +7.9% |
| 2021 | 41.30 million | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 42.30 million | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 42.90 million | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 43.50 million | +1.4% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 43.50 million is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5.10 million, 8.5× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 43.50 million is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 11.20 million, 3.9× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 35.20 million | 34.10 million | 36.70 million | 3 |
| 2020s | 41.92 million | 39.60 million | 43.50 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 10 Philippines 51.00 million compare
- 11 Tanzania 50.60 million compare
- 12 Brazil 50.20 million compare
- 14 South Africa 39.50 million compare
- 15 Uganda 35.60 million compare
- 16 Mozambique 30.90 million compare
More health data for Kenya
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.44 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6026 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 16,059 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 89 (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 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0621 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.28 % 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 0.063 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number healthy diet unaffordable in Kenya?
- Number healthy diet unaffordable in Kenya was 43.50 million in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number healthy diet unaffordable recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 43.50 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest number healthy diet unaffordable recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.10 million in 2017.
- How does Kenya rank for number healthy diet unaffordable?
- Kenya ranks 13th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number healthy diet unaffordable rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya 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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