Share healthy diet unaffordable in Malawi
Malawi: Share healthy diet unaffordable was 91.5 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
91.5
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
3rd
of 150 countries
All-time high
91.5
in 2024
All-time low
84
in 2017
Years of data
8
2017–2024
Share healthy diet unaffordable in Malawi, 2017–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 91.5 for share healthy diet unaffordable in 2024. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 8.9% over ten years.
That places Malawi 3rd out of 150 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Share healthy diet unaffordable in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 84 | — |
| 2018 | 84.9 | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 86.5 | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 88 | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 88.3 | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 89.1 | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 90.4 | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 91.5 | +1.2% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 91.5 is above the median for low income countries, which is 67.7, 1.4× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 91.5 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 63.4, 1.4× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 85.13 | 84 | 86.5 | 3 |
| 2020s | 89.46 | 88 | 91.5 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 1 South Sudan 97.8 compare
- 2 Madagascar 93.6 compare
- 4 Burundi 90.9 compare
- 5 Mozambique 89.3 compare
- 6 Democratic Republic of Congo 89.1 compare
More health data for Malawi
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.8368 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9312 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 6,399 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.61 % 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 0.0714 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.63 % 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 0.0718 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share healthy diet unaffordable in Malawi?
- Share healthy diet unaffordable in Malawi was 91.5 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share healthy diet unaffordable recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 91.5 in 2024.
- What is the lowest share healthy diet unaffordable recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 84 in 2017.
- How does Malawi rank for share healthy diet unaffordable?
- Malawi ranks 3rd out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share healthy diet unaffordable rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi 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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