Number healthy diet unaffordable in Zambia
Zambia: Number healthy diet unaffordable was 17.50 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
17.50 million
Change on year
up 2.9%
World rank
26th
of 150 countries
All-time high
17.50 million
in 2024
All-time low
13.60 million
in 2017
Years of data
8
2017–2024
Number healthy diet unaffordable in Zambia, 2017–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 17.50 million for number healthy diet unaffordable in 2024. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 28.7% over ten years.
That places Zambia 26th out of 150 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Number healthy diet unaffordable in Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 13.60 million | — |
| 2018 | 14.00 million | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 14.60 million | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 15.30 million | +4.8% |
| 2021 | 15.90 million | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 16.50 million | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 17.00 million | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 17.50 million | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 14.07 million | 13.60 million | 14.60 million | 3 |
| 2020s | 16.44 million | 15.30 million | 17.50 million | 5 |
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More health data for Zambia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.09 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7971 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 809.3 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 8,894 (2100)
- Population ages 15-64, male, annual growth rate 3.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per capita 0.2821 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate 3.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per capita 0.5703 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number healthy diet unaffordable in Zambia?
- Number healthy diet unaffordable in Zambia was 17.50 million in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number healthy diet unaffordable recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 17.50 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest number healthy diet unaffordable recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.60 million in 2017.
- How does Zambia rank for number healthy diet unaffordable?
- Zambia ranks 26th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number healthy diet unaffordable rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia 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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