Prevalence of overweight, weight for height in Algeria
Algeria: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height was 13.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height in Algeria, 2000–2024
Source: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of overweight, weight for height 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, prevalence of overweight, weight for height in Algeria peaked at 15.6% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 11.4%, in 2019.
That places Algeria 13th out of 163 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height 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. (54 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 prevalence of overweight, weight for height in Algeria?
- Prevalence of overweight, weight for height in Algeria was 13.3% in 2024, according to Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight, weight for height recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 15.6% in 2006.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight, weight for height recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.4% in 2019.
- How does Algeria rank for prevalence of overweight, weight for height?
- Algeria ranks 13th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of overweight, weight for height 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 Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Prevalence of overweight, weight for height (modeled estimate, % of children under 5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Prevalence of overweight children is the percentage of children under age 5 whose weight for height is more than two standard deviations above the median for the international reference population of the corresponding age as established by the WHO's 2006 Child Growth Standards.