Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Algeria
Algeria: Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 was 15.26 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
15.26
Change on year
up 3.3%
World rank
53rd
of 193 countries
All-time high
15.26
in 2022
All-time low
4.6
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Algeria, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Algeria is 15.26, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 41.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Algeria peaked at 15.26 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 4.6, in 1990.
Algeria ranks 53rd of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Algeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4.6 | — |
| 1991 | 4.84 | +5.2% |
| 1992 | 5.08 | +5.0% |
| 1993 | 5.32 | +4.7% |
| 1994 | 5.57 | +4.7% |
| 1995 | 5.82 | +4.5% |
| 1996 | 6.07 | +4.3% |
| 1997 | 6.33 | +4.3% |
| 1998 | 6.6 | +4.3% |
| 1999 | 6.89 | +4.4% |
| 2000 | 7.19 | +4.4% |
| 2001 | 7.49 | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 7.8 | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 8.1 | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 8.41 | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 8.71 | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 9.01 | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 9.31 | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 9.6 | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 9.89 | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 10.18 | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 10.49 | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 10.82 | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 11.18 | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 11.57 | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 11.99 | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 12.43 | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 12.89 | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 13.35 | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 13.82 | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 14.29 | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 14.77 | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 15.26 | +3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.71 | 4.6 | 6.89 | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.55 | 7.19 | 9.89 | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.87 | 10.18 | 13.82 | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.77 | 14.29 | 15.26 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
- 50 Dominican Republic 15.48 compare
- 51 Libya 15.42 compare
- 52 Papua New Guinea 15.39 compare
- 54 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 14.92 compare
- 55 Hungary 14.78 compare
- 56 Paraguay 14.47 compare
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 prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Algeria?
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Algeria was 15.26 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 15.26 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.6 in 1990.
- How does Algeria rank for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2?
- Algeria ranks 53rd out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.0%. 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 Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 standard deviations above the median (Crude estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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