Share healthy diet unaffordable in United States of America

United States of America: Share healthy diet unaffordable was 4.5 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
4.5
Change on year
down 4.3%
World rank
119th
of 150 countries
All-time high
5
in 2017
All-time low
2.5
in 2021
Years of data
8
2017–2024

Share healthy diet unaffordable in United States of America, 2017–2024

0123452017202020242017: 52018: 4.72019: 4.22020: 3.22021: 2.52022: 4.72023: 4.72024: 4.5

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for share healthy diet unaffordable in United States of America is 4.5, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.3% on the previous year and down 10.0% over ten years.

United States of America ranks 119th of 150 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Share healthy diet unaffordable in United States of America, year by year

Annual values for Share healthy diet unaffordable in United States of America, 2017 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2017 5
2018 4.7 -6.0%
2019 4.2 -10.6%
2020 3.2 -23.8%
2021 2.5 -21.9%
2022 4.7 +88.0%
2023 4.7 +0.0%
2024 4.5 -4.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 4.63 4.2 5 3
2020s 3.92 2.5 4.7 5

Countries ranked near United States of America

  1. 116 Bosnia and Herzegovina 5.3 compare
  2. 117 Estonia 5.2 compare
  3. 118 Guyana 4.9 compare
  4. 119 Bhutan 4.5 compare
  5. 119 Kazakhstan 4.5 compare
  6. 122 Republic of Korea 4.2 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share healthy diet unaffordable in United States of America?
Share healthy diet unaffordable in United States of America was 4.5 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share healthy diet unaffordable recorded in United States of America?
The highest recorded value was 5 in 2017.
What is the lowest share healthy diet unaffordable recorded in United States of America?
The lowest recorded value was 2.5 in 2021.
How does United States of America rank for share healthy diet unaffordable?
United States of America ranks 119th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
Is share healthy diet unaffordable rising or falling in United States of America?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this United States of America 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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Indicator
Share healthy diet unaffordable
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
150 places, 1,199 data points, 2017–2024
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