Uneven recovery post-COVID: healthy diets remain out of reach for many in lower-income economies José Rosero MoncayoYan BaiCarlo CafieroValentina ContiAnna HerforthWilliam A. MastersMarko Rissanen July 24, 2024 This page in: English Français Español العربية

https://blogs.worldbank.org/en/opendata/uneven-recovery-post-covid--healthy-diets-remain-out-of-reach-fo New data show that 35% of the global population could not afford a healthy diet in 2022. While this share has decreased since the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 when 38% were affected, recovery has been slower in lower-income economies. And in low-income economies, where the population rose by 6% over this period, an extra 16 million people found a healthy diet unaffordable in 2022 compared with 2020. Globally, the average cost of a healthy diet — defined as one that meets requirements for energy and food-based dietary guidelines — was $3.96 per person per day in 2022.