Number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet was 100,000 people in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
100,000 people
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
128th
of 150 countries
All-time high
100,000 people
in 2017
All-time low
100,000 people
in 2017
Years of data
8
2017–2024
Number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet in Sao Tome and Principe, 2017–2024
Source: FAO and World Bank (2025), using data and methods from Bai et al. (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
In 2024, number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet in Sao Tome and Principe stood at 100,000 people. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 128th of 150 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 100,000 people | — |
| 2018 | 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 100,000 people | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 100,000 people | 100,000 people | 100,000 people | 3 |
| 2020s | 100,000 people | 100,000 people | 100,000 people | 5 |
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More health data for Sao Tome and Principe
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -6.25 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.35 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 793.5 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 15 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 60-64, female, annual growth rate 2.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per capita 0.0114 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, annual growth rate 1.98 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per capita 0.0105 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet in Sao Tome and Principe was 100,000 people in 2024, according to FAO and World Bank (2025), using data and methods from Bai et al. (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 100,000 people in 2017.
- What is the lowest number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 100,000 people in 2017.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 128th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sao Tome and Principe data come from?
- The figures come from FAO and World Bank (2025), using data and methods from Bai et al. (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet in a given country and year.