Low birth weight number in Algeria
Algeria: Low birth weight number was 70.2 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
70.2
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
34th
of 157 countries
All-time high
72.2
in 2017
All-time low
40.9
in 2000
Years of data
21
2000–2020
Low birth weight number in Algeria, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for low birth weight number in Algeria is 70.2, measured in 2020.
The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and up 16.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, low birth weight number in Algeria peaked at 72.2 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 40.9, in 2000.
That places Algeria 34th out of 157 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 47.55 | 40.9 | 57.9 | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.17 | 60.2 | 72.2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.2 | 70.2 | 70.2 | 1 |
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More health data for Algeria
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 943.1 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 1,455 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 516,609 (2025)
- Population, male 51.0% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 14.63 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 14.20 million (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 485,768 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 505,949 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is low birth weight number in Algeria?
- Low birth weight number in Algeria was 70.2 in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest low birth weight number recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 72.2 in 2017.
- What is the lowest low birth weight number recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.9 in 2000.
- How does Algeria rank for low birth weight number?
- Algeria ranks 34th out of 157 countries with data for 2020.
- Is low birth weight number rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Low birth weight number (in thousands). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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