Share healthy diet unaffordable in Benin
Benin: Share healthy diet unaffordable was 53.4 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
53.4
Change on year
down 2.4%
World rank
44th
of 150 countries
All-time high
78.5
in 2017
All-time low
53.4
in 2024
Years of data
8
2017–2024
Share healthy diet unaffordable in Benin, 2017–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Benin recorded 53.4 for share healthy diet unaffordable in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 32.0% over ten years.
That places Benin 44th out of 150 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share healthy diet unaffordable in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 78.5 | — |
| 2018 | 69.8 | -11.1% |
| 2019 | 63.3 | -9.3% |
| 2020 | 61.7 | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 60.3 | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 56.9 | -5.6% |
| 2023 | 54.7 | -3.9% |
| 2024 | 53.4 | -2.4% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 53.4 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 53.4, 1.0× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Benin's 53.4 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 63.4, 84% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 70.53 | 63.3 | 78.5 | 3 |
| 2020s | 57.4 | 53.4 | 61.7 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Benin
More health data for Benin
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.1 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8458 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 13,632 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 21 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.21 % 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 0.0741 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.24 % 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 0.0763 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share healthy diet unaffordable in Benin?
- Share healthy diet unaffordable in Benin was 53.4 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share healthy diet unaffordable recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 78.5 in 2017.
- What is the lowest share healthy diet unaffordable recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.4 in 2024.
- How does Benin rank for share healthy diet unaffordable?
- Benin ranks 44th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share healthy diet unaffordable rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Benin 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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