Height-for-age <-2 SD (stunting), Modeled Estimates in Algeria
Algeria: Height-for-age <-2 SD (stunting), Modeled Estimates was 8.94 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
8.94
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
12th
of 19 countries
All-time high
22.38
in 2000
All-time low
8.94
in 2024
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Height-for-age <-2 SD (stunting), Modeled Estimates in Algeria, 2000–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Algeria recorded 8.94 for height-for-age <-2 sd (stunting), modeled estimates in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 19.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, height-for-age <-2 sd (stunting), modeled estimates in Algeria peaked at 22.38 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 8.94, in 2024.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Height-for-age <-2 SD (stunting), Modeled Estimates in Algeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 22.38 | — |
| 2001 | 21.62 | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 20.8 | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 19.89 | -4.4% |
| 2004 | 18.96 | -4.7% |
| 2005 | 18.04 | -4.8% |
| 2006 | 17.11 | -5.2% |
| 2007 | 16.11 | -5.8% |
| 2008 | 15.11 | -6.2% |
| 2009 | 14.19 | -6.0% |
| 2010 | 13.35 | -5.9% |
| 2011 | 12.61 | -5.5% |
| 2012 | 12.03 | -4.6% |
| 2013 | 11.56 | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 11.16 | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 10.8 | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 10.44 | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 10.06 | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 9.7 | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 9.39 | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 9.15 | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 8.99 | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 8.94 | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 8.95 | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 8.94 | -0.1% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 8.94 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 9.28, 96% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 8.94 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8.94, 1.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.42 | 14.19 | 22.38 | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.11 | 9.39 | 13.35 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.99 | 8.94 | 9.15 | 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 height-for-age <-2 sd (stunting), modeled estimates in Algeria?
- Height-for-age <-2 sd (stunting), modeled estimates in Algeria was 8.94 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest height-for-age <-2 sd (stunting), modeled estimates recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 22.38 in 2000.
- What is the lowest height-for-age <-2 sd (stunting), modeled estimates recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.94 in 2024.
- How does Algeria rank for height-for-age <-2 sd (stunting), modeled estimates?
- Algeria ranks 12th out of 19 countries with data for 2024.
- Is height-for-age <-2 sd (stunting), modeled estimates rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Height-for-age <-2 SD (stunting), Modeled Estimates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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