Child adolescent obesity in Algeria
Algeria: Child adolescent obesity was 30.25 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Child adolescent obesity in Algeria, 1980–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for child adolescent obesity in Algeria is 30.25, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child adolescent obesity in Algeria peaked at 30.25 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 14.49, in 1980.
Algeria ranks 73rd of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 15.13 | 14.49 | 15.93 | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.7 | 16.17 | 19.52 | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.21 | 20.02 | 24.14 | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.36 | 24.5 | 28.35 | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.5 | 28.75 | 30.25 | 5 |
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More health data for Algeria
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 1,455 (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 943.1 (2090)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 516,609 (2025)
- Population, male 51.0% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 14.63 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 14.20 million (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 485,768 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 505,949 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child adolescent obesity in Algeria?
- Child adolescent obesity in Algeria was 30.25 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child adolescent obesity recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 30.25 in 2024.
- What is the lowest child adolescent obesity recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.49 in 1980.
- How does Algeria rank for child adolescent obesity?
- Algeria ranks 73rd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child adolescent obesity rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Child adolescent obesity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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