Share of population that cannot afford a healthy diet in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Share of population that cannot afford a healthy diet was 5.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of population that cannot afford a healthy diet in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 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 %.
Analysis
Bosnia and Herzegovina recorded 5.3% for share of population that cannot afford a healthy diet in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.4% on the previous year and down 13.1% over ten years.
That places Bosnia and Herzegovina 116th out of 150 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Share of population that cannot afford a healthy diet in Bosnia and Herzegovina, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.1% | — |
| 2018 | 5.7% | -6.6% |
| 2019 | 5.4% | -5.3% |
| 2020 | 5.8% | +7.4% |
| 2021 | 5.3% | -8.6% |
| 2022 | 5.5% | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 5.6% | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 5.3% | -5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5.7% | 5.4% | 6.1% | 3 |
| 2020s | 5.5% | 5.3% | 5.8% | 5 |
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More health data for Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.071 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,689 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 11 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate -2.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.037 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 1.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.0416 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population that cannot afford a healthy diet in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Share of population that cannot afford a healthy diet in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 5.3% 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 share of population that cannot afford a healthy diet recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The highest recorded value was 6.1% in 2017.
- What is the lowest share of population that cannot afford a healthy diet recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.3% in 2021.
- How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank for share of population that cannot afford a healthy diet?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 116th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population that cannot afford a healthy diet rising or falling in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bosnia and Herzegovina 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 Share of population that cannot afford a healthy diet. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of the total population unable to afford a healthy diet. A diet is considered unaffordable when the diet cost plus expenditures for basic non-food needs exceed income per capita per day.