Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Algeria
Algeria: Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths was 0.6798 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.6798
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
18th
of 200 countries
All-time high
0.6901
in 2022
All-time low
0.4626
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Algeria, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2024, neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Algeria stood at 0.6798.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Algeria peaked at 0.6901 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.4626, in 1990.
That places Algeria 18th out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Algeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.4626 | — |
| 1991 | 0.4728 | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 0.481 | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 0.4775 | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 0.483 | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.4685 | -3.0% |
| 1996 | 0.4733 | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 0.4844 | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 0.4991 | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 0.5261 | +5.4% |
| 2000 | 0.5473 | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 0.5586 | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 0.5693 | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 0.5944 | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 0.6095 | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 0.6221 | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 0.6341 | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 0.6426 | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.6488 | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.6504 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.6587 | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.6637 | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.6709 | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.6443 | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 0.6355 | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.6197 | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 0.6228 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.6383 | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 0.6539 | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 0.6785 | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 0.6876 | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.6897 | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.6901 | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.685 | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 0.6798 | -0.8% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 0.6798 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.5359, 1.3× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 0.6798 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.5776, 1.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4828 | 0.4626 | 0.5261 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6077 | 0.5473 | 0.6504 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6486 | 0.6197 | 0.6785 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6864 | 0.6798 | 0.6901 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
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 neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Algeria?
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Algeria was 0.6798 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6901 in 2022.
- What is the lowest neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4626 in 1990.
- How does Algeria rank for neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths?
- Algeria ranks 18th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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