Which has higher number of infant deaths, Algeria or United States?

United States, at 20,024 against 17,336 in Algeria as of 2024.

What is the difference in number of infant deaths between Algeria and United States?

2,688, with United States ahead.

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

65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Number of infant deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Algeria vs United States: Number of infant deaths (UN Inter-agency)

Algeria

17,336

in 2024

United States

20,024

in 2024

Algeria rank

40th

United States rank

39th

Number of infant deaths (UN Inter-agency) over time

Algeria
United States

How they compare

United States currently reports 20,024 against 17,336 in Algeria, a difference of 2,688.

That makes United States's figure about 1.2 times Algeria's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was United States ahead.

Algeria ranks 40th and United States ranks 39th of 197 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 2 and United States in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Algeria	United States	Difference	Ahead
1960s	92,606	94,752	2,147	United States
1970s	94,433	57,492	36,942	Algeria
1980s	53,010	41,613	11,397	Algeria
1990s	27,081	32,267	5,187	United States
2000s	20,116	27,328	7,213	United States
2010s	21,796	22,907	1,111	United States
2020s	18,819	20,235	1,416	United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infant deaths, Algeria or United States?: United States, at 20,024 against 17,336 in Algeria as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of infant deaths between Algeria and United States?: 2,688, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and United States?: 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Algeria and United States rank globally for number of infant deaths?: Algeria ranks 40th and United States ranks 39th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Number of infant deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of infant deaths
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 244 places, 13,444 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 29 October 2026

Number of infants dying before reaching one year of age.