Share healthy diet unaffordable in Malaysia
Malaysia: Share healthy diet unaffordable was 1.6 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
1.6
Change on year
down 15.8%
World rank
136th
of 150 countries
All-time high
4.2
in 2017
All-time low
1.6
in 2024
Years of data
8
2017–2024
Share healthy diet unaffordable in Malaysia, 2017–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share healthy diet unaffordable in Malaysia is 1.6, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is down 15.8% on the previous year and down 61.9% over ten years.
Malaysia ranks 136th of 150 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Share healthy diet unaffordable in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4.2 | — |
| 2018 | 3.6 | -14.3% |
| 2019 | 2.8 | -22.2% |
| 2020 | 3.3 | +17.9% |
| 2021 | 2.9 | -12.1% |
| 2022 | 2 | -31.0% |
| 2023 | 1.9 | -5.0% |
| 2024 | 1.6 | -15.8% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 1.6 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 20.2, 8% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 1.6 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 16.8, 10% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.53 | 2.8 | 4.2 | 3 |
| 2020s | 2.34 | 1.6 | 3.3 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More health data for Malaysia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.9119 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.2888 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 652 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 18 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.7207 % 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 0.0297 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.5991 % 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 0.0316 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share healthy diet unaffordable in Malaysia?
- Share healthy diet unaffordable in Malaysia was 1.6 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share healthy diet unaffordable recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.2 in 2017.
- What is the lowest share healthy diet unaffordable recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6 in 2024.
- How does Malaysia rank for share healthy diet unaffordable?
- Malaysia ranks 136th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share healthy diet unaffordable rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 61.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malaysia 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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