health2024
Share of the population who cannot afford a healthy diet
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2024; countries can have different observation years.
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Key Insights
Global Average
32.2%
Median: 23.0%
Countries Covered
152
with available data
Highest
South Sudan
97.8%
Lowest
Qatar
0.0%
Top 5 Countries
1South Sudan97.8%
2Madagascar93.6%
3Malawi91.5%
4Burundi90.9%
5Mozambique89.3%
By Region
Africa55.6%(9 countries)
Other44.1%(79 countries)
South America28.8%(7 countries)
Asia19.7%(21 countries)
North America19.2%(4 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (0.0%)High (97.8%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 32.2%)
Africa (9)
Other (79)
South America (7)
Asia (21)
North America (4)
Europe (31)
Oceania (1)
Percentile Profile
The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.
0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest
About This Statistic
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2024; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Sudan | 97.8% |
| 2 | Madagascar | 93.6% |
| 3 | Malawi | 91.5% |
| 4 | Burundi | 90.9% |
| 5 | Mozambique | 89.3% |
| 6 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 89.1% |
| 7 | Central African Republic | 87.2% |
| 8 | Haiti | 87.2% |
| 9 | Niger | 86.3% |
| 10 | Zambia | 82.1% |
| 11 | Nigeria | 79.3% |
| 12 | Republic of the Congo | 78.4% |
| 13 | Lesotho | 77.5% |
| 14 | Kenya | 77.0% |
| 15 | Zimbabwe | 75.5% |
| 16 | Rwanda | 75.3% |
| 17 | United Republic of Tanzania | 73.8% |
| 18 | Angola | 71.4% |
| 19 | Uganda | 71.3% |
| 20 | Ghana | 66.5% |
| 21 | Armenia | 65.1% |
| 22 | Chad | 64.1% |
| 23 | Guinea-Bissau | 64.0% |
| 24 | Eswatini | 63.8% |
| 25 | Liberia | 63.4% |
| 26 | Burkina Faso | 63.4% |
| 27 | Comoros | 62.9% |
| 28 | Sierra Leone | 62.9% |
| 29 | Belize | 62.4% |
| 30 | South Africa | 61.7% |
| 31 | Mali | 60.9% |
| 32 | Pakistan | 60.3% |
| 33 | Botswana | 59.9% |
| 34 | Namibia | 57.3% |
| 35 | Syrian Arab Republic | 57.1% |
| 36 | Cameroon | 56.8% |
| 37 | Egypt | 56.8% |
| 38 | Fiji | 56.6% |
| 39 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 56.2% |
| 40 | Mauritania | 55.2% |
| 41 | Ethiopia | 54.2% |
| 42 | Sudan | 54.2% |
| 43 | Togo | 53.8% |
| 44 | Djibouti | 53.6% |
| 45 | Benin | 53.4% |
| 46 | Sao Tome and Principe | 53.3% |
| 47 | Romania | 52.4% |
| 48 | Guinea | 50.0% |
| 49 | Cote d'Ivoire | 48.4% |
| 50 | Guatemala | 47.8% |
| 51 | Senegal | 46.8% |
| 52 | Republic of The Gambia | 46.7% |
| 53 | Bangladesh | 44.4% |
| 54 | Philippines | 44.0% |
| 55 | Panama | 43.7% |
| 56 | Indonesia | 43.5% |
| 57 | Sri Lanka | 42.9% |
| 58 | Seychelles | 42.7% |
| 59 | India | 40.4% |
| 60 | Chile | 40.2% |
| 61 | Honduras | 39.3% |
| 62 | Myanmar | 38.0% |
| 63 | Gabon | 37.1% |
| 64 | Trinidad and Tobago | 36.8% |
| 65 | Colombia | 36.1% |
| 66 | Uruguay | 34.0% |
| 67 | Peru | 33.0% |
| 68 | Iraq | 30.6% |
| 69 | Kyrgyzstan | 30.4% |
| 70 | Cape Verde | 29.4% |
| 71 | Nicaragua | 27.8% |
| 72 | Ecuador | 26.4% |
| 73 | Tajikistan | 24.3% |
| 74 | Suriname | 23.7% |
| 75 | Brazil | 23.7% |
| 76 | Dominican Republic | 23.0% |
| 77 | Paraguay | 23.0% |
| 78 | Jamaica | 21.4% |
| 79 | Mexico | 21.4% |
| 80 | Algeria | 20.2% |
| 81 | Nepal | 20.1% |
| 82 | Grenada | 20.0% |
| 83 | Mongolia | 18.3% |
| 84 | Greece | 17.0% |
| 85 | Thailand | 16.8% |
| 86 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 16.5% |
| 87 | Israel | 15.7% |
| 88 | Slovakia | 15.7% |
| 89 | Mauritius | 15.2% |
| 90 | Costa Rica | 14.2% |
| 91 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 14.0% |
| 92 | Morocco | 13.6% |
| 93 | Uzbekistan | 13.2% |
| 94 | People's Republic of China | 12.2% |
| 95 | Latvia | 11.6% |
| 96 | Croatia | 11.3% |
| 97 | Portugal | 10.9% |
| 98 | Jordan | 10.7% |
| 99 | Albania | 10.7% |
| 100 | Hungary | 9.4% |
| 101 | Bolivia | 9.3% |
| 102 | Moldova, Republic of | 9.2% |
| 103 | Montenegro | 9.2% |
| 104 | Vietnam | 8.8% |
| 105 | Argentina | 8.5% |
| 106 | Saint Lucia | 8.4% |
| 107 | Spain | 8.4% |
| 108 | Lithuania | 8.2% |
| 109 | Tunisia | 8.2% |
| 110 | Serbia | 7.4% |
| 111 | Japan | 7.2% |
| 112 | Italy | 6.7% |
| 113 | Türkiye | 6.6% |
| 114 | State of Palestine | 5.9% |
| 115 | Taiwan, Province of China | 5.7% |
| 116 | Poland | 5.6% |
| 117 | Bulgaria | 5.5% |
| 118 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 5.3% |
| 119 | Estonia | 5.2% |
| 120 | Guyana | 4.9% |
| 121 | Kazakhstan | 4.5% |
| 122 | United States of America | 4.5% |
| 123 | Bhutan | 4.5% |
| 124 | South Korea | 4.2% |
| 125 | Czech Republic | 4.0% |
| 126 | Lebanon | 4.0% |
| 127 | Sweden | 3.9% |
| 128 | Australia | 3.2% |
| 129 | Canada | 3.0% |
| 130 | France | 3.0% |
| 131 | Austria | 2.9% |
| 132 | United Kingdom | 2.5% |
| 133 | Luxembourg | 2.3% |
| 134 | Malta | 2.3% |
| 135 | United Arab Emirates | 2.2% |
| 136 | Germany | 2.0% |
| 137 | Cyprus | 1.8% |
| 138 | Malaysia | 1.6% |
| 139 | Norway | 1.4% |
| 140 | Russian Federation | 1.3% |
| 141 | Slovenia | 1.2% |
| 142 | Switzerland | 1.2% |
| 143 | Maldives | 1.1% |
| 144 | Ireland | 1.0% |
| 145 | Netherlands | 1.0% |
| 146 | Denmark | 0.8% |
| 147 | Finland | 0.8% |
| 148 | Belarus | 0.7% |
| 149 | Belgium | 0.7% |
| 150 | Azerbaijan | 0.6% |
| 151 | Iceland | 0.4% |
| 152 | Qatar | 0.0% |
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2024).
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