Share healthy diet unaffordable in Lesotho
Lesotho: Share healthy diet unaffordable was 77.5 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
77.5
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
13th
of 150 countries
All-time high
77.5
in 2024
All-time low
70.7
in 2017
Years of data
8
2017–2024
Share healthy diet unaffordable in Lesotho, 2017–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share healthy diet unaffordable in Lesotho is 77.5, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 9.6% over ten years.
That places Lesotho 13th out of 150 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Share healthy diet unaffordable in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 70.7 | — |
| 2018 | 71.5 | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 72.6 | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 76.2 | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 76.8 | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 77 | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 77.2 | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 77.5 | +0.4% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 77.5 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 53.4, 1.5× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 77.5 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 | 71.6 | 70.7 | 72.6 | 3 |
| 2020s | 76.94 | 76.2 | 77.5 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
More health data for Lesotho
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.05 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4669 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 382 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2020)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.8108 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0548 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.7473 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0557 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share healthy diet unaffordable in Lesotho?
- Share healthy diet unaffordable in Lesotho was 77.5 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share healthy diet unaffordable recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 77.5 in 2024.
- What is the lowest share healthy diet unaffordable recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.7 in 2017.
- How does Lesotho rank for share healthy diet unaffordable?
- Lesotho ranks 13th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share healthy diet unaffordable rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho 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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