- South West records highest price at N1,581 per adult per day
The National average Cost of a Healthy Diet was N1,265 in July 2024.
This is 1.9 percent higher than the amount recorded in the previous month (June 2024, N1,241).
In July 2024, the average CoHD was highest in the South West at N1,581 per adult per day, compared to N956 per adult per day in North West.
The Cost of a Healthy Diet (CoHD) is the least expensive combination of locally available items that meet globally consistent food-based dietary guidelines.
It is used as a measure of physical and economic access to healthy diets.
This is a lower bound (or floor) of the cost per adult per day excluding the cost of transportation and meal preparation.
A report jointly prepared by the National Bureau of Statistics and Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition showed that at the State level Ekiti, Ogun and Osun States recorded the highest cost with N1,632, N1,612, and N1,611 respectively. Katsina, Adamawa and Sokoto accounted for the lowest costs with N884, N914 and N927.
At the Zonal level, the average CoHD was highest in the South West Zone at N1,581 per day, followed by the South-South Zone with N1,487 per day.
The lowest average Cost of a Healthy diet was recorded in North West Zone with N956 per day.
Group Animal Source foods were the most expensive food group recommendation to meet in July, accounting for 36 percent of the total CoHD to provide 13 percent of the total calories.
Fruits and vegetables were the most expensive food groups in terms of price per calorie; they accounted for 10% and 17 percent.
