Estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or in Algeria
Algeria: Estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or was 3,600 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or in Algeria, 2010–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Algeria recorded 3,600 for estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or in 2024. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 38.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or in Algeria peaked at 3,600 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,600, in 2010.
Algeria ranks 77th of 104 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or in Algeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1,600 | — |
| 2011 | 1,800 | +12.5% |
| 2012 | 2,100 | +16.7% |
| 2013 | 2,300 | +9.5% |
| 2014 | 2,600 | +13.0% |
| 2015 | 2,900 | +11.5% |
| 2016 | 3,100 | +6.9% |
| 2017 | 3,200 | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 3,300 | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 3,400 | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 3,500 | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 3,500 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 3,500 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 3,500 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 3,600 | +2.9% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 3,600 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8,500, 42% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 3,600 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 3,600, 1.0× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2,630 | 1,600 | 3,400 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,520 | 3,500 | 3,600 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 943.1 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1,455 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0465 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or in Algeria?
- Estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or in Algeria was 3,600 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 3,600 in 2024.
- What is the lowest estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,600 in 2010.
- How does Algeria rank for estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or?
- Algeria ranks 77th out of 104 countries with data for 2024.
- Is estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or both parents due to AIDS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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