Mean BMI (kg/m²) in Algeria
Algeria: Mean BMI (kg/m²) was 25.5 in 2016. ▲ Rising
Latest (2016)
25.5
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
116th
of 187 countries
All-time high
25.5
in 2015
All-time low
21.9
in 1975
Years of data
42
1975–2016
Mean BMI (kg/m²) in Algeria, 1975–2016
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mean bmi (kg/m²) in Algeria is 25.5, measured in 2016. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.
The figure is up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mean bmi (kg/m²) in Algeria peaked at 25.5 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 21.9, in 1975.
That places Algeria 116th out of 187 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 22.04 | 21.9 | 22.2 | 5 |
| 1980s | 22.75 | 22.3 | 23.2 | 10 |
| 1990s | 23.75 | 23.3 | 24.2 | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.63 | 24.3 | 25 | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.3 | 25.1 | 25.5 | 7 |
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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)
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mean bmi (kg/m²) in Algeria?
- Mean bmi (kg/m²) in Algeria was 25.5 in 2016, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest mean bmi (kg/m²) recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 25.5 in 2015.
- What is the lowest mean bmi (kg/m²) recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.9 in 1975.
- How does Algeria rank for mean bmi (kg/m²)?
- Algeria ranks 116th out of 187 countries with data for 2016.
- Is mean bmi (kg/m²) rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. 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 Mean BMI (kg/m²) (age-standardized estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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