Share healthy diet unaffordable in Democratic Republic of Congo

Democratic Republic of Congo: Share healthy diet unaffordable was 89.1 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
89.1
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
6th
of 150 countries
All-time high
94.8
in 2017
All-time low
89.1
in 2024
Years of data
8
2017–2024

Share healthy diet unaffordable in Democratic Republic of Congo, 2017–2024

0204060801002017202020242017: 94.82018: 92.42019: 91.62020: 92.22021: 91.52022: 90.32023: 89.62024: 89.1

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Democratic Republic of Congo recorded 89.1 for share healthy diet unaffordable in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.

The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 6.0% over ten years.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 6th of 150 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Share healthy diet unaffordable in Democratic Republic of Congo, year by year

Annual values for Share healthy diet unaffordable in Democratic Republic of Congo, 2017 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2017 94.8 —
2018 92.4 -2.5%
2019 91.6 -0.9%
2020 92.2 +0.7%
2021 91.5 -0.8%
2022 90.3 -1.3%
2023 89.6 -0.8%
2024 89.1 -0.6%

Democratic Republic of Congo compared with similar countries

  • Democratic Republic of Congo's 89.1 is above the median for low income countries, which is 67.7, 1.3× the median. (20 countries reporting)
  • Democratic Republic of Congo's 89.1 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 63.4, 1.4× the median. (44 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 92.93 91.6 94.8 3
2020s 90.54 89.1 92.2 5

Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of Congo

  1. 3 Malawi 91.5 compare
  2. 4 Burundi 90.9 compare
  3. 5 Mozambique 89.3 compare
  4. 7 Central African Republic 87.2 compare
  5. 7 Haiti 87.2 compare
  6. 9 Niger 86.3 compare

See the full ranking of 150 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is share healthy diet unaffordable in Democratic Republic of Congo?
Share healthy diet unaffordable in Democratic Republic of Congo was 89.1 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share healthy diet unaffordable recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
The highest recorded value was 94.8 in 2017.
What is the lowest share healthy diet unaffordable recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
The lowest recorded value was 89.1 in 2024.
How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for share healthy diet unaffordable?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 6th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
Is share healthy diet unaffordable rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Democratic Republic of Congo 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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Indicator
Share healthy diet unaffordable
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
150 places, 1,199 data points, 2017–2024
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