Share healthy diet unaffordable in Nigeria
Nigeria: Share healthy diet unaffordable was 79.3 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
79.3
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
11th
of 150 countries
All-time high
79.3
in 2024
All-time low
73.2
in 2017
Years of data
8
2017–2024
Share healthy diet unaffordable in Nigeria, 2017–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share healthy diet unaffordable in Nigeria is 79.3, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 8.3% over ten years.
That places Nigeria 11th out of 150 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Share healthy diet unaffordable in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 73.2 | — |
| 2018 | 74 | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 74.8 | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 77 | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 77.5 | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 77.7 | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 78.3 | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 79.3 | +1.3% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 79.3 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 53.4, 1.5× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 79.3 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 63.4, 1.3× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 74 | 73.2 | 74.8 | 3 |
| 2020s | 77.96 | 77 | 79.3 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
More health data for Nigeria
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8137 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 257,921 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 14 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.14 % 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 0.0711 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.17 % 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 0.0729 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share healthy diet unaffordable in Nigeria?
- Share healthy diet unaffordable in Nigeria was 79.3 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share healthy diet unaffordable recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 79.3 in 2024.
- What is the lowest share healthy diet unaffordable recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.2 in 2017.
- How does Nigeria rank for share healthy diet unaffordable?
- Nigeria ranks 11th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share healthy diet unaffordable rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria 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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