Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Algeria
Algeria: Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) was 13.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
13.3%
Change on year
up 6.4%
World rank
13th
of 162 countries
All-time high
15.6%
in 2006
All-time low
11.4%
in 2019
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Algeria, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Algeria is 13.3%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 6.4% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Algeria peaked at 15.6% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 11.4%, in 2019.
Algeria ranks 13th of 162 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Algeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13.2% | — |
| 2001 | 13.8% | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 14.4% | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 14.9% | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 15.2% | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 15.5% | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 15.6% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 15.5% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 15.3% | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 15.0% | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 14.6% | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 14.2% | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 13.7% | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 13.2% | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 12.8% | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 12.4% | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 12.0% | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 11.7% | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 11.5% | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 11.4% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 11.5% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 11.6% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 12.0% | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 12.5% | +4.2% |
| 2024 | 13.3% | +6.4% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 13.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.5%, 1.8× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 13.3% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 8.7%, 1.5× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.8% | 13.2% | 15.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.8% | 11.4% | 14.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.2% | 11.5% | 13.3% | 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)
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Algeria?
- Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Algeria was 13.3% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 15.6% in 2006.
- What is the lowest overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.4% in 2019.
- How does Algeria rank for overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%)?
- Algeria ranks 13th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (% weight-for-height >+2 SD), model-based estimates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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