Share healthy diet unaffordable in Mexico
Mexico: Share healthy diet unaffordable was 21.4 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
21.4
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
77th
of 150 countries
All-time high
29.3
in 2020
All-time low
21.4
in 2024
Years of data
8
2017–2024
Share healthy diet unaffordable in Mexico, 2017–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, share healthy diet unaffordable in Mexico stood at 21.4. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 24.4% over ten years.
That places Mexico 77th out of 150 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share healthy diet unaffordable in Mexico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 28.3 | — |
| 2018 | 27 | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 25 | -7.4% |
| 2020 | 29.3 | +17.2% |
| 2021 | 24.7 | -15.7% |
| 2022 | 22.1 | -10.5% |
| 2023 | 21.6 | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 21.4 | -0.9% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 21.4 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 20.2, 1.1× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 21.4 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 26.4, 81% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 26.77 | 25 | 28.3 | 3 |
| 2020s | 23.82 | 21.4 | 29.3 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More health data for Mexico
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6599 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 2,760 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.9607 % 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 0.0377 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.9678 % 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 0.039 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share healthy diet unaffordable in Mexico?
- Share healthy diet unaffordable in Mexico was 21.4 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share healthy diet unaffordable recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 29.3 in 2020.
- What is the lowest share healthy diet unaffordable recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.4 in 2024.
- How does Mexico rank for share healthy diet unaffordable?
- Mexico ranks 77th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share healthy diet unaffordable rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mexico 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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