Share healthy diet unaffordable in Kenya
Kenya: Share healthy diet unaffordable was 77 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
77
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
14th
of 150 countries
All-time high
78
in 2022
All-time low
69.3
in 2017
Years of data
8
2017–2024
Share healthy diet unaffordable in Kenya, 2017–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 77 for share healthy diet unaffordable in 2024.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 11.1% over ten years.
That places Kenya 14th out of 150 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Share healthy diet unaffordable in Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 69.3 | — |
| 2018 | 69.4 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 71.7 | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 75.8 | +5.7% |
| 2021 | 77.6 | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 78 | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 77.6 | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 77 | -0.8% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 77 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 53.4, 1.4× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 77 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 63.4, 1.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 70.13 | 69.3 | 71.7 | 3 |
| 2020s | 77.2 | 75.8 | 78 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
More health data for Kenya
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.44 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6026 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 16,059 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 89 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.28 % 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 0.0621 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.28 % 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 0.063 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share healthy diet unaffordable in Kenya?
- Share healthy diet unaffordable in Kenya was 77 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share healthy diet unaffordable recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 78 in 2022.
- What is the lowest share healthy diet unaffordable recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.3 in 2017.
- How does Kenya rank for share healthy diet unaffordable?
- Kenya ranks 14th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share healthy diet unaffordable rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya 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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