Share healthy diet unaffordable in Malta
Malta: Share healthy diet unaffordable was 2.3 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
2.3
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
131st
of 150 countries
All-time high
4.5
in 2017
All-time low
2.3
in 2023
Years of data
8
2017–2024
Share healthy diet unaffordable in Malta, 2017–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Malta recorded 2.3 for share healthy diet unaffordable in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is down 48.9% over ten years.
That places Malta 131st out of 150 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Share healthy diet unaffordable in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4.5 | — |
| 2018 | 4.2 | -6.7% |
| 2019 | 3.3 | -21.4% |
| 2020 | 3.3 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2.6 | -21.2% |
| 2022 | 2.4 | -7.7% |
| 2023 | 2.3 | -4.2% |
| 2024 | 2.3 | +0.0% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 2.3 is below the median for high income countries, which is 4.2, 55% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Malta's 2.3 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 13.8, 17% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4 | 3.3 | 4.5 | 3 |
| 2020s | 2.58 | 2.3 | 3.3 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 129 Austria 2.9 compare
- 130 United Kingdom 2.5 compare
- 131 Luxembourg 2.3 compare
- 133 United Arab Emirates 2.2 compare
- 134 Germany 2 compare
More health data for Malta
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -1.1 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 4 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.1693 % 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 0.0194 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.1495 % 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 0.0208 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share healthy diet unaffordable in Malta?
- Share healthy diet unaffordable in Malta was 2.3 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share healthy diet unaffordable recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 4.5 in 2017.
- What is the lowest share healthy diet unaffordable recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.3 in 2023.
- How does Malta rank for share healthy diet unaffordable?
- Malta ranks 131st out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share healthy diet unaffordable rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malta 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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