Fertility vs child mortality in Algeria
Algeria: Fertility vs child mortality was 2.77 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
2.77
Change on year
down 1.8%
World rank
64th
of 236 countries
All-time high
7.71
in 1967
All-time low
2.43
in 2002
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Fertility vs child mortality in Algeria, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Algeria recorded 2.77 for fertility vs child mortality in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and down 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility vs child mortality in Algeria peaked at 7.71 in 1967 and was at its lowest, 2.43, in 2002.
That places Algeria 64th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Fertility vs child mortality in Algeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 7.32 | — |
| 1951 | 7.31 | -0.2% |
| 1952 | 7.29 | -0.2% |
| 1953 | 7.29 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 7.31 | +0.3% |
| 1955 | 7.34 | +0.3% |
| 1956 | 7.36 | +0.3% |
| 1957 | 7.39 | +0.4% |
| 1958 | 7.44 | +0.7% |
| 1959 | 7.45 | +0.2% |
| 1960 | 7.5 | +0.7% |
| 1961 | 7.56 | +0.8% |
| 1962 | 7.61 | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 7.65 | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 7.67 | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 7.71 | +0.5% |
| 1966 | 7.71 | -0.0% |
| 1967 | 7.71 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 7.71 | -0.0% |
| 1969 | 7.71 | -0.0% |
| 1970 | 7.7 | -0.1% |
| 1971 | 7.67 | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 7.63 | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 7.59 | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 7.54 | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 7.49 | -0.8% |
| 1976 | 7.41 | -1.1% |
| 1977 | 7.31 | -1.3% |
| 1978 | 7.21 | -1.4% |
| 1979 | 7.12 | -1.3% |
| 1980 | 6.99 | -1.8% |
| 1981 | 6.84 | -2.1% |
| 1982 | 6.67 | -2.5% |
| 1983 | 6.5 | -2.7% |
| 1984 | 6.28 | -3.3% |
| 1985 | 6.04 | -3.9% |
| 1986 | 5.64 | -6.5% |
| 1987 | 5.3 | -6.1% |
| 1988 | 5.02 | -5.2% |
| 1989 | 4.76 | -5.2% |
| 1990 | 4.51 | -5.3% |
| 1991 | 4.37 | -3.2% |
| 1992 | 4.27 | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 4.08 | -4.6% |
| 1994 | 3.91 | -4.0% |
| 1995 | 3.49 | -10.9% |
| 1996 | 3.14 | -10.0% |
| 1997 | 2.89 | -8.1% |
| 1998 | 2.69 | -6.8% |
| 1999 | 2.62 | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 2.59 | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 2.52 | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 2.43 | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 2.45 | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 2.5 | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 2.56 | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 2.63 | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 2.7 | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 2.79 | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 2.83 | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 2.88 | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 2.9 | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 3 | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 3.08 | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 3.09 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 3.09 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 3.09 | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 3.02 | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 3 | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 2.94 | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 2.87 | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 2.82 | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 2.77 | -1.8% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 2.77 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.82, 1.5× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 2.77 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2.52, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 7.35 | 7.29 | 7.45 | 10 |
| 1960s | 7.65 | 7.5 | 7.71 | 10 |
| 1970s | 7.47 | 7.12 | 7.7 | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.01 | 4.76 | 6.99 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.6 | 2.62 | 4.51 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.6 | 2.43 | 2.83 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.01 | 2.88 | 3.09 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.85 | 2.77 | 2.94 | 4 |
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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 1,455 (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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0485 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility vs child mortality in Algeria?
- Fertility vs child mortality in Algeria was 2.77 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility vs child mortality recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 7.71 in 1967.
- What is the lowest fertility vs child mortality recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.43 in 2002.
- How does Algeria rank for fertility vs child mortality?
- Algeria ranks 64th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility vs child mortality rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility vs child mortality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 74 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).