Share healthy diet unaffordable in China
China: Share healthy diet unaffordable was 12.2 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
12.2
Change on year
down 11.6%
World rank
93rd
of 150 countries
All-time high
29.2
in 2017
All-time low
12.2
in 2024
Years of data
8
2017–2024
Share healthy diet unaffordable in China, 2017–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, share healthy diet unaffordable in China stood at 12.2. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of down 11.6% on the previous year and down 58.2% over ten years.
China ranks 93rd of 150 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share healthy diet unaffordable in China, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 29.2 | — |
| 2018 | 25.3 | -13.4% |
| 2019 | 22.9 | -9.5% |
| 2020 | 24.3 | +6.1% |
| 2021 | 15.5 | -36.2% |
| 2022 | 15.4 | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 13.8 | -10.4% |
| 2024 | 12.2 | -11.6% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 12.2 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 20.2, 60% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- China's 12.2 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 16.8, 73% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 25.8 | 22.9 | 29.2 | 3 |
| 2020s | 16.24 | 12.2 | 24.3 | 5 |
Countries ranked near China
More health data for China
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.15 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.0985 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 4,642 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 10 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -8.22 % 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 0.0159 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -8.73 % 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 0.0176 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share healthy diet unaffordable in China?
- Share healthy diet unaffordable in China was 12.2 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share healthy diet unaffordable recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 29.2 in 2017.
- What is the lowest share healthy diet unaffordable recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.2 in 2024.
- How does China rank for share healthy diet unaffordable?
- China ranks 93rd out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share healthy diet unaffordable rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 58.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this China 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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