What is infant mortality rate in Algeria?

Infant mortality rate in Algeria was 1.95 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest infant mortality rate recorded in Algeria?

The highest recorded value was 16.87 deaths per 100 live births in 1954.

What is the lowest infant mortality rate recorded in Algeria?

The lowest recorded value was 1.95 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Algeria rank for infant mortality rate?

Algeria ranks 71st out of 199 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 volatile.

Where does this Algeria data come from?

The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Infant mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Infant mortality rate in Algeria

Name: Infant mortality rate in Algeria
Creator: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Algeria: Infant mortality rate was 1.95 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

1.95 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 1.3%

World rank

71st

of 199 countries

All-time high

16.87 deaths per 100 live births

in 1954

All-time low

1.95 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1954–2024

Infant mortality rate in Algeria, 1954–2024

Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.

Analysis

The most recent figure for infant mortality rate in Algeria is 1.95 deaths per 100 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 71 years on record.

The figure is 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 16.87 deaths per 100 live births in 1954 and was at its lowest, 1.95 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

Algeria ranks 71st of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	16.55 deaths per 100 live births	16.25 deaths per 100 live births	16.87 deaths per 100 live births	6
1960s	16.18 deaths per 100 live births	16.09 deaths per 100 live births	16.24 deaths per 100 live births	10
1970s	13.98 deaths per 100 live births	11.55 deaths per 100 live births	15.89 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	6.63 deaths per 100 live births	4.04 deaths per 100 live births	10.75 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	3.84 deaths per 100 live births	3.58 deaths per 100 live births	3.98 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	2.97 deaths per 100 live births	2.51 deaths per 100 live births	3.48 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	2.23 deaths per 100 live births	2.07 deaths per 100 live births	2.44 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	2 deaths per 100 live births	1.95 deaths per 100 live births	2.04 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Algeria

68 Egypt 2.08 deaths per 100 live births compare
69 Micronesia (country) 2.03 deaths per 100 live births compare
70 Iraq 2.01 deaths per 100 live births compare
72 Palau 1.86 deaths per 100 live births compare
73 Syria 1.77 deaths per 100 live births compare
74 Guatemala 1.72 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

More health data for Algeria

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)
Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 283,673 (2025)
Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 275,275 (2025)
Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 288,536 (2025)
Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 279,016 (2025)
Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 290,087 (2025)
Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 279,694 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is infant mortality rate in Algeria?: Infant mortality rate in Algeria was 1.95 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest infant mortality rate recorded in Algeria?: The highest recorded value was 16.87 deaths per 100 live births in 1954.
What is the lowest infant mortality rate recorded in Algeria?: The lowest recorded value was 1.95 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Algeria rank for infant mortality rate?: Algeria ranks 71st out of 199 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 volatile.
Where does this Algeria data come from?: The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Infant mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Infant mortality rate
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 13,185 data points, 1931–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The estimated number of deaths of children aged under one year, per 100 live births .