Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Algeria
Algeria: Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) was 617 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Algeria, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Algeria is 617, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Algeria peaked at 617 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 401.1, in 2000.
Algeria ranks 13th of 162 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Algeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 401.1 | — |
| 2001 | 409.1 | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 418.1 | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 432.5 | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 452.7 | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 472.9 | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 493.1 | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 515.1 | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 537.3 | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 556.1 | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 569.9 | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 578.3 | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 582.9 | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 584.4 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 584.1 | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 583.7 | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 582.7 | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 580.8 | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 578.1 | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 575.4 | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 574.2 | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 576.2 | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 582.3 | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 595.2 | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 617 | +3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 468.8 | 401.1 | 556.1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 580.03 | 569.9 | 584.4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 588.98 | 574.2 | 617 | 5 |
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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)
- 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 50-54, male, annual growth rate 2.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per capita 0.0276 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, annual growth rate 3.68 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per capita 0.0223 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Algeria?
- Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Algeria was 617 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 617 in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 401.1 in 2000.
- How does Algeria rank for overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands)?
- Algeria ranks 13th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. 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 Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands), model-based estimates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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