Child mortality by sex in Algeria
Algeria: Child mortality by sex was 2.35 in 2024. β Volatile
Child mortality by sex in Algeria, 1954β2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for child mortality by sex in Algeria is 2.35, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 71 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 13.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child mortality by sex in Algeria peaked at 24.95 in 1967 and was at its lowest, 2.35, in 2024.
Algeria ranks 72nd of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 24.66 | 24.46 | 24.88 | 6 |
| 1960s | 24.69 | 24.42 | 24.95 | 10 |
| 1970s | 21.27 | 17.16 | 24.44 | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.66 | 5.71 | 15.85 | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.14 | 4.6 | 5.56 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.74 | 3.11 | 4.44 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.73 | 2.52 | 3.01 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.42 | 2.35 | 2.48 | 5 |
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More health data for Algeria
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.82 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5437 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 943.1 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 1,455 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 283,673 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 275,275 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 288,536 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 279,016 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child mortality by sex in Algeria?
- Child mortality by sex in Algeria was 2.35 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child mortality by sex recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 24.95 in 1967.
- What is the lowest child mortality by sex recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.35 in 2024.
- How does Algeria rank for child mortality by sex?
- Algeria ranks 72nd out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child mortality by sex rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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