Height-for-age <-2 SD (stunting), Modeled Estimates in Algeria
Algeria: Height-for-age <-2 SD (stunting), Modeled Estimates was 8.94 in 2024. βΌ 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
2000β2024
Height-for-age <-2 SD (stunting), Modeled Estimates in Algeria, 2000β2024
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.
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)
- 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 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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