Low birth weight prevalence in Algeria
Algeria: Low birth weight prevalence was 7.2% in 2020. β² Rising
Latest (2020)
7.2%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
115th
of 156 countries
All-time high
7.2%
in 2019
All-time low
6.8%
in 2000
Years of data
21
2000β2020
Low birth weight prevalence in Algeria, 2000β2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2020, low birth weight prevalence in Algeria stood at 7.2%. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, low birth weight prevalence in Algeria peaked at 7.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 6.8%, in 2000.
Algeria ranks 115th of 156 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.8% | 6.8% | 6.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.0% | 6.9% | 7.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.2% | 7.2% | 7.2% | 1 |
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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 low birth weight prevalence in Algeria?
- Low birth weight prevalence in Algeria was 7.2% in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest low birth weight prevalence recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 7.2% in 2019.
- What is the lowest low birth weight prevalence recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.8% in 2000.
- How does Algeria rank for low birth weight prevalence?
- Algeria ranks 115th out of 156 countries with data for 2020.
- Is low birth weight prevalence rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. 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 prevalence (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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