Share healthy diet unaffordable in Australia
Australia: Share healthy diet unaffordable was 3.2 in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
3.2
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
126th
of 150 countries
All-time high
3.5
in 2020
All-time low
2.9
in 2017
Years of data
8
2017–2024
Share healthy diet unaffordable in Australia, 2017–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, share healthy diet unaffordable in Australia stood at 3.2.
The figure is up 10.3% over ten years.
That places Australia 126th out of 150 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Share healthy diet unaffordable in Australia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2.9 | — |
| 2018 | 3.2 | +10.3% |
| 2019 | 3.2 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 3.5 | +9.4% |
| 2021 | 3.2 | -8.6% |
| 2022 | 3.2 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 3.2 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 3.2 | +0.0% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 3.2 is below the median for high income countries, which is 4.2, 76% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Australia's 3.2 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 16.8, 19% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.1 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 3 |
| 2020s | 3.26 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 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 share healthy diet unaffordable in Australia?
- Share healthy diet unaffordable in Australia was 3.2 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share healthy diet unaffordable recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.5 in 2020.
- What is the lowest share healthy diet unaffordable recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.9 in 2017.
- How does Australia rank for share healthy diet unaffordable?
- Australia ranks 126th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share healthy diet unaffordable rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share healthy diet unaffordable. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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