Stunting numbers among children under 5 years of age (millions) in Algeria
Algeria: Stunting numbers among children under 5 years of age (millions) was 414.1 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Stunting numbers among children under 5 years of age (millions) in Algeria, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Algeria recorded 414.1 for stunting numbers among children under 5 years of age (millions) in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.6% on the previous year and down 18.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, stunting numbers among children under 5 years of age (millions) in Algeria peaked at 681.5 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 414.1, in 2024.
That places Algeria 50th out of 161 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Stunting numbers among children under 5 years of age (millions) in Algeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 681.5 | — |
| 2001 | 641.6 | -5.9% |
| 2002 | 605.7 | -5.6% |
| 2003 | 578.9 | -4.4% |
| 2004 | 562.8 | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 550.8 | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 541.6 | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 534.7 | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 529.4 | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 525.2 | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 519.6 | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 513.6 | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 511.1 | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 510.5 | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 510.5 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 510.3 | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 507.2 | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 499.1 | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 487.1 | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 473.3 | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 458.8 | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 445.4 | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 434.7 | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 425.2 | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 414.1 | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 575.22 | 525.2 | 681.5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 504.23 | 473.3 | 519.6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 435.64 | 414.1 | 458.8 | 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 05-09, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per capita 0.0516 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate -0.5109 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per capita 0.0537 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, annual growth rate 3.37 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is stunting numbers among children under 5 years of age (millions) in Algeria?
- Stunting numbers among children under 5 years of age (millions) in Algeria was 414.1 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest stunting numbers among children under 5 years of age (millions) recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 681.5 in 2000.
- What is the lowest stunting numbers among children under 5 years of age (millions) recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 414.1 in 2024.
- How does Algeria rank for stunting numbers among children under 5 years of age (millions)?
- Algeria ranks 50th out of 161 countries with data for 2024.
- Is stunting numbers among children under 5 years of age (millions) rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.9%. 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 Stunting numbers among children under 5 years of age (millions), model-based estimates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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