Infant mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births) in Algeria
Algeria: Infant mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births) was 19.46 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
19.46 per 1,000 live births
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
74th
of 213 countries
All-time high
34.77 per 1,000 live births
in 2000
All-time low
19.46 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Infant mortality rate in Algeria, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in per 1,000 live births.
Analysis
In 2024, infant mortality rate in Algeria stood at 19.46 per 1,000 live births. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and down 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant mortality rate in Algeria peaked at 34.77 per 1,000 live births in 2000 and was at its lowest, 19.46 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
Algeria ranks 74th of 213 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Infant mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births) in Algeria, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 34.77 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 2001 | 33.67 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 32.51 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 31.32 per 1,000 live births | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 30.12 per 1,000 live births | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 28.96 per 1,000 live births | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 27.86 per 1,000 live births | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 26.85 per 1,000 live births | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 25.94 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 25.12 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 24.39 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 23.76 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 23.2 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 22.72 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 22.3 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 21.93 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 21.59 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 21.27 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 20.98 per 1,000 live births | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 20.7 per 1,000 live births | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 20.43 per 1,000 live births | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 20.19 per 1,000 live births | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 19.95 per 1,000 live births | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 19.72 per 1,000 live births | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 19.46 per 1,000 live births | -1.3% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 19.46 per 1,000 live births is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 11.59 per 1,000 live births, 1.7× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 19.46 per 1,000 live births is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 11.95 per 1,000 live births, 1.6× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.71 per 1,000 live births | 25.12 per 1,000 live births | 34.77 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.29 per 1,000 live births | 20.7 per 1,000 live births | 24.39 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.95 per 1,000 live births | 19.46 per 1,000 live births | 20.43 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
- 71 Egypt 20.83 per 1,000 live births compare
- 72 Micronesia (Federated States of) 20.3 per 1,000 live births compare
- 73 Iraq 20.14 per 1,000 live births compare
- 75 Palau 18.57 per 1,000 live births compare
- 76 Syrian Arab Republic 17.67 per 1,000 live births compare
- 76 Syria 17.67 per 1,000 live births compare
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 infant mortality rate in Algeria?
- Infant mortality rate in Algeria was 19.46 per 1,000 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest infant mortality rate recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 34.77 per 1,000 live births in 2000.
- What is the lowest infant mortality rate recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.46 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Algeria rank for infant mortality rate?
- Algeria ranks 74th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is infant mortality rate rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Infant mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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