Child mortality rate in Algeria
Algeria: Child mortality rate was 2.22 in 2024. β Volatile
Child mortality rate in Algeria, 1954β2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for child mortality rate in Algeria is 2.22, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 71 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.5% on the previous year and down 29.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child mortality rate in Algeria peaked at 99.01 in 1968 and was at its lowest, 2.22, in 2024.
That places Algeria 82nd out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 90.51 | 89.52 | 91.56 | 6 |
| 1960s | 96.22 | 92.2 | 99.01 | 10 |
| 1970s | 81.21 | 60.23 | 97.1 | 10 |
| 1980s | 28.28 | 13.09 | 53.87 | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.92 | 7.65 | 12.3 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.42 | 4 | 7.17 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.15 | 2.63 | 3.79 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.38 | 2.22 | 2.54 | 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)
- Population, male, annual growth rate 1.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.5099 units per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child mortality rate in Algeria?
- Child mortality rate in Algeria was 2.22 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest child mortality rate recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 99.01 in 1968.
- What is the lowest child mortality rate recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.22 in 2024.
- How does Algeria rank for child mortality rate?
- Algeria ranks 82nd out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child mortality rate rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Child mortality rate (aged 1-4 years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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