Which has higher number of children who die before age 5, Algeria or Nepal?

Algeria, at 19,471 deaths against 15,081 deaths in Nepal as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of children who die before age 5 between Algeria and Nepal?

4,390 deaths, with Algeria ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Nepal?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children who die before age 5. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Algeria vs Nepal: Number of children who die before age 5

Algeria

19,471 deaths

in 2023

Nepal

15,081 deaths

in 2023

Algeria rank

44th

Nepal rank

46th

Number of children who die before age 5 over time

Algeria
Nepal

How they compare

Algeria currently reports 19,471 deaths against 15,081 deaths in Nepal, a difference of 4,390 deaths.

That makes Algeria's figure about 1.3 times Nepal's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Nepal ahead.

Algeria ranks 44th and Nepal ranks 46th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 3 and Nepal in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Algeria	Nepal	Difference	Ahead
1950s	121,581 deaths	138,806 deaths	17,225 deaths	Nepal
1960s	142,679 deaths	143,838 deaths	1,158 deaths	Nepal
1970s	140,643 deaths	134,787 deaths	5,856 deaths	Algeria
1980s	72,868 deaths	117,482 deaths	44,615 deaths	Nepal
1990s	34,040 deaths	84,795 deaths	50,755 deaths	Nepal
2000s	23,829 deaths	44,603 deaths	20,774 deaths	Nepal
2010s	25,021 deaths	24,336 deaths	685.6 deaths	Algeria
2020s	21,089 deaths	16,379 deaths	4,710 deaths	Algeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of children who die before age 5, Algeria or Nepal?: Algeria, at 19,471 deaths against 15,081 deaths in Nepal as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of children who die before age 5 between Algeria and Nepal?: 4,390 deaths, with Algeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Nepal?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Algeria and Nepal rank globally for number of children who die before age 5?: Algeria ranks 44th and Nepal ranks 46th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children who die before age 5. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of children who die before age 5
Unit: deaths
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people aged 0-4.