Number of youth deaths in Algeria
Algeria: Number of youth deaths was 22,302 deaths in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of youth deaths in Algeria, 1990–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
Algeria recorded 22,302 deaths for number of youth deaths in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.5% on the previous year and down 19.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of youth deaths in Algeria peaked at 46,166 deaths in 1990 and was at its lowest, 22,302 deaths, in 2024.
Algeria ranks 45th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of youth deaths in Algeria, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 46,166 deaths | — |
| 1991 | 45,123 deaths | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 44,876 deaths | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 44,316 deaths | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 43,271 deaths | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 41,096 deaths | -5.0% |
| 1996 | 37,918 deaths | -7.7% |
| 1997 | 35,088 deaths | -7.5% |
| 1998 | 32,626 deaths | -7.0% |
| 1999 | 30,834 deaths | -5.5% |
| 2000 | 29,696 deaths | -3.7% |
| 2001 | 28,616 deaths | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 27,361 deaths | -4.4% |
| 2003 | 26,936 deaths | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 26,151 deaths | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 26,023 deaths | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 26,047 deaths | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 26,208 deaths | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 26,467 deaths | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 26,651 deaths | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 26,727 deaths | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 26,795 deaths | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 27,179 deaths | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 27,497 deaths | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 27,750 deaths | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 27,957 deaths | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 27,781 deaths | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 27,525 deaths | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 26,998 deaths | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 26,328 deaths | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 25,617 deaths | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 24,757 deaths | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 23,905 deaths | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 23,111 deaths | -3.3% |
| 2024 | 22,302 deaths | -3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 40,131 deaths | 30,834 deaths | 46,166 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 27,016 deaths | 26,023 deaths | 29,696 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 27,254 deaths | 26,328 deaths | 27,957 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 23,938 deaths | 22,302 deaths | 25,617 deaths | 5 |
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- 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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 943.1 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1,455 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -0.0122 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1466 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -0.0305 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1527 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of youth deaths in Algeria?
- Number of youth deaths in Algeria was 22,302 deaths in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of youth deaths recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 46,166 deaths in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of youth deaths recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 22,302 deaths in 2024.
- How does Algeria rank for number of youth deaths?
- Algeria ranks 45th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of youth deaths rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of youth deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths of children aged under fifteen years.