social2023
Diet high in sodium
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2023; countries can have different observation years.
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Key Insights
Global Average
2.2%
Median: 1.6%
Countries Covered
204
with available data
Highest
Bulgaria
10.9%
Lowest
Democratic Republic of the Congo
0.2%
Top 5 Countries
1Bulgaria10.9%
2The Republic of North Macedonia8.6%
3Romania8.0%
4Serbia7.8%
5Albania7.8%
By Region
Europe2.8%(32 countries)
Asia2.5%(26 countries)
Other2.1%(124 countries)
South America2.0%(7 countries)
North America1.5%(4 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (0.2%)High (10.9%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 2.2%)
Europe (32)
Asia (26)
Other (124)
South America (7)
North America (4)
Africa (9)
Oceania (2)
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 2023; 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 | Bulgaria | 10.9% |
| 2 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 8.6% |
| 3 | Romania | 8.0% |
| 4 | Serbia | 7.8% |
| 5 | Albania | 7.8% |
| 6 | Hungary | 7.8% |
| 7 | Montenegro | 7.4% |
| 8 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 7.3% |
| 9 | North Korea | 7.3% |
| 10 | People's Republic of China | 6.6% |
| 11 | Slovakia | 6.5% |
| 12 | Croatia | 6.0% |
| 13 | Czech Republic | 6.0% |
| 14 | Myanmar | 4.7% |
| 15 | Sri Lanka | 4.6% |
| 16 | Indonesia | 4.6% |
| 17 | Poland | 4.6% |
| 18 | Maldives | 4.6% |
| 19 | Cook Islands | 4.5% |
| 20 | Slovenia | 4.4% |
| 21 | Philippines | 4.2% |
| 22 | Tokelau | 4.1% |
| 23 | Vietnam | 4.1% |
| 24 | Mauritius | 4.1% |
| 25 | Tuvalu | 4.0% |
| 26 | Malaysia | 4.0% |
| 27 | Marshall Islands | 3.9% |
| 28 | Niue | 3.8% |
| 29 | Guam | 3.8% |
| 30 | Georgia | 3.7% |
| 31 | Colombia | 3.7% |
| 32 | Tonga | 3.6% |
| 33 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 3.6% |
| 34 | Cambodia | 3.6% |
| 35 | Solomon Islands | 3.5% |
| 36 | Seychelles | 3.5% |
| 37 | Timor-Leste | 3.5% |
| 38 | Venezuela | 3.5% |
| 39 | Palau | 3.5% |
| 40 | Uzbekistan | 3.5% |
| 41 | Armenia | 3.4% |
| 42 | Fiji | 3.4% |
| 43 | Vanuatu | 3.3% |
| 44 | Singapore | 3.2% |
| 45 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 3.2% |
| 46 | Azerbaijan | 3.2% |
| 47 | South Korea | 3.2% |
| 48 | Northern Mariana Islands | 3.1% |
| 49 | Brunei Darussalam | 3.1% |
| 50 | Kyrgyzstan | 3.1% |
| 51 | Turkmenistan | 3.1% |
| 52 | Tajikistan | 3.0% |
| 53 | Honduras | 2.9% |
| 54 | Russian Federation | 2.8% |
| 55 | Nauru | 2.8% |
| 56 | Panama | 2.7% |
| 57 | Costa Rica | 2.6% |
| 58 | Nicaragua | 2.5% |
| 59 | Mongolia | 2.5% |
| 60 | Thailand | 2.5% |
| 61 | Taiwan, Province of China | 2.4% |
| 62 | El Salvador | 2.4% |
| 63 | Austria | 2.3% |
| 64 | Papua New Guinea | 2.3% |
| 65 | Kazakhstan | 2.3% |
| 66 | Japan | 2.2% |
| 67 | Morocco | 2.2% |
| 68 | Bangladesh | 2.2% |
| 69 | Latvia | 2.1% |
| 70 | Syrian Arab Republic | 2.1% |
| 71 | Lithuania | 2.1% |
| 72 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 2.0% |
| 73 | Virgin Islands, U.S. | 2.0% |
| 74 | Algeria | 2.0% |
| 75 | Ecuador | 2.0% |
| 76 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 1.9% |
| 77 | Paraguay | 1.9% |
| 78 | Kiribati | 1.9% |
| 79 | Bolivia | 1.8% |
| 80 | Kuwait | 1.8% |
| 81 | Dominican Republic | 1.8% |
| 82 | Brazil | 1.8% |
| 83 | Guatemala | 1.8% |
| 84 | Egypt | 1.8% |
| 85 | Chile | 1.8% |
| 86 | Dominica | 1.8% |
| 87 | Antigua and Barbuda | 1.8% |
| 88 | India | 1.8% |
| 89 | United Republic of Tanzania | 1.8% |
| 90 | Jordan | 1.8% |
| 91 | Argentina | 1.8% |
| 92 | Uruguay | 1.7% |
| 93 | Bahamas | 1.7% |
| 94 | American Samoa | 1.7% |
| 95 | Jamaica | 1.7% |
| 96 | Ukraine | 1.7% |
| 97 | Belarus | 1.7% |
| 98 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1.6% |
| 99 | Guyana | 1.6% |
| 100 | Saint Lucia | 1.6% |
| 101 | Finland | 1.6% |
| 102 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1.6% |
| 103 | Italy | 1.6% |
| 104 | Türkiye | 1.6% |
| 105 | Moldova, Republic of | 1.6% |
| 106 | Sudan | 1.6% |
| 107 | Cuba | 1.6% |
| 108 | Bhutan | 1.6% |
| 109 | Mexico | 1.6% |
| 110 | Grenada | 1.6% |
| 111 | Nepal | 1.5% |
| 112 | Bermuda | 1.5% |
| 113 | Oman | 1.5% |
| 114 | Greece | 1.5% |
| 115 | Malta | 1.5% |
| 116 | Libya | 1.5% |
| 117 | Suriname | 1.5% |
| 118 | Lebanon | 1.5% |
| 119 | Puerto Rico | 1.4% |
| 120 | Iceland | 1.4% |
| 121 | Samoa | 1.4% |
| 122 | Saudi Arabia | 1.4% |
| 123 | Yemen | 1.4% |
| 124 | United States of America | 1.4% |
| 125 | Germany | 1.3% |
| 126 | Pakistan | 1.3% |
| 127 | Iraq | 1.3% |
| 128 | Peru | 1.3% |
| 129 | Rwanda | 1.3% |
| 130 | Ghana | 1.3% |
| 131 | Sweden | 1.3% |
| 132 | Belize | 1.2% |
| 133 | San Marino | 1.2% |
| 134 | Haiti | 1.2% |
| 135 | Belgium | 1.2% |
| 136 | Cape Verde | 1.2% |
| 137 | Madagascar | 1.2% |
| 138 | Switzerland | 1.2% |
| 139 | Cyprus | 1.2% |
| 140 | Canada | 1.2% |
| 141 | Estonia | 1.2% |
| 142 | Comoros | 1.1% |
| 143 | United Arab Emirates | 1.1% |
| 144 | Tunisia | 1.1% |
| 145 | Ethiopia | 1.1% |
| 146 | Qatar | 1.1% |
| 147 | Greenland | 1.0% |
| 148 | Bahrain | 1.0% |
| 149 | Eritrea | 1.0% |
| 150 | Luxembourg | 1.0% |
| 151 | Afghanistan | 1.0% |
| 152 | Zambia | 1.0% |
| 153 | Portugal | 1.0% |
| 154 | Djibouti | 0.9% |
| 155 | Denmark | 0.9% |
| 156 | Barbados | 0.9% |
| 157 | United Kingdom | 0.9% |
| 158 | New Zealand | 0.9% |
| 159 | Malawi | 0.9% |
| 160 | Israel | 0.9% |
| 161 | Mauritania | 0.9% |
| 162 | South Sudan | 0.9% |
| 163 | Andorra | 0.9% |
| 164 | Mozambique | 0.8% |
| 165 | Uganda | 0.8% |
| 166 | France | 0.8% |
| 167 | Ireland | 0.8% |
| 168 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.8% |
| 169 | Netherlands | 0.8% |
| 170 | Norway | 0.7% |
| 171 | Burundi | 0.7% |
| 172 | Senegal | 0.7% |
| 173 | State of Palestine | 0.7% |
| 174 | Monaco | 0.7% |
| 175 | Gabon | 0.7% |
| 176 | Togo | 0.7% |
| 177 | Kenya | 0.7% |
| 178 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.6% |
| 179 | Liberia | 0.6% |
| 180 | Republic of The Gambia | 0.6% |
| 181 | Guinea | 0.6% |
| 182 | Zimbabwe | 0.6% |
| 183 | Republic of the Congo | 0.6% |
| 184 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0.5% |
| 185 | Cameroon | 0.5% |
| 186 | Spain | 0.5% |
| 187 | Somalia | 0.5% |
| 188 | Australia | 0.5% |
| 189 | Benin | 0.5% |
| 190 | Sierra Leone | 0.5% |
| 191 | Mali | 0.5% |
| 192 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.4% |
| 193 | South Africa | 0.4% |
| 194 | Botswana | 0.4% |
| 195 | Burkina Faso | 0.4% |
| 196 | Chad | 0.4% |
| 197 | Lesotho | 0.4% |
| 198 | Angola | 0.4% |
| 199 | Nigeria | 0.4% |
| 200 | Namibia | 0.4% |
| 201 | Eswatini | 0.3% |
| 202 | Niger | 0.3% |
| 203 | Central African Republic | 0.3% |
| 204 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0.2% |
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2023).
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