Share healthy diet unaffordable in Uganda
Uganda: Share healthy diet unaffordable was 71.3 in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
71.3
Change on year
down 3.4%
World rank
18th
of 150 countries
All-time high
74.4
in 2017
All-time low
71.3
in 2024
Years of data
8
2017–2024
Share healthy diet unaffordable in Uganda, 2017–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 71.3 for share healthy diet unaffordable in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.4% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.
That places Uganda 18th out of 150 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Share healthy diet unaffordable in Uganda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 74.4 | — |
| 2018 | 73 | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 72.2 | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 72 | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 71.5 | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 72.5 | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 73.8 | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 71.3 | -3.4% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 71.3 is above the median for low income countries, which is 67.7, 1.1× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 71.3 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 63.4, 1.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 73.2 | 72.2 | 74.4 | 3 |
| 2020s | 72.22 | 71.3 | 73.8 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
More health data for Uganda
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.2 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 6,666 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 111 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.28 % 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 0.0787 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.34 % 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 0.0804 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share healthy diet unaffordable in Uganda?
- Share healthy diet unaffordable in Uganda was 71.3 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share healthy diet unaffordable recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 74.4 in 2017.
- What is the lowest share healthy diet unaffordable recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.3 in 2024.
- How does Uganda rank for share healthy diet unaffordable?
- Uganda ranks 18th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share healthy diet unaffordable rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Uganda 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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