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

00.20.40.61990200720241990: 0.4631991: 0.4731992: 0.4811993: 0.4781994: 0.4831995: 0.4691996: 0.4731997: 0.4841998: 0.4991999: 0.5262000: 0.5472001: 0.5592002: 0.5692003: 0.5942004: 0.612005: 0.6222006: 0.6342007: 0.6432008: 0.6492009: 0.652010: 0.6592011: 0.6642012: 0.6712013: 0.6442014: 0.6362015: 0.622016: 0.6232017: 0.6382018: 0.6542019: 0.6792020: 0.6882021: 0.692022: 0.692023: 0.6852024: 0.68

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

Annual values for Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Algeria, 1990 to 2024.
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%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 15 Costa Rica 0.6913 compare
  2. 16 Denmark 0.684 compare
  3. 17 Netherlands 0.6808 compare
  4. 19 Chile 0.6787 compare
  5. 20 Maldives 0.6774 compare
  6. 20 Barbados 0.6774 compare

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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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Indicator
Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths
Source
UNICEF
Licence
UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
259 places, 9,238 data points, 1980–2024
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