Youth mortality rate in Algeria
Algeria: Youth mortality rate was 2.46 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Youth mortality rate in Algeria, 1979–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.
Analysis
Algeria recorded 2.46 deaths per 100 live births for youth mortality rate in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 46 years on record.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth mortality rate in Algeria peaked at 18.42 deaths per 100 live births in 1979 and was at its lowest, 2.46 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.
Algeria ranks 73rd of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 18.42 deaths per 100 live births | 18.42 deaths per 100 live births | 18.42 deaths per 100 live births | 1 |
| 1980s | 10.42 deaths per 100 live births | 6.19 deaths per 100 live births | 17.03 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.55 deaths per 100 live births | 4.95 deaths per 100 live births | 6.03 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.01 deaths per 100 live births | 3.33 deaths per 100 live births | 4.78 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.91 deaths per 100 live births | 2.64 deaths per 100 live births | 3.23 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.53 deaths per 100 live births | 2.46 deaths per 100 live births | 2.6 deaths per 100 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
- 70 Iraq 2.66 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 71 Palau 2.59 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 72 Egypt, Arab Rep. 2.57 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 74 Guatemala 2.44 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 75 Solomon Islands 2.43 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 76 Bhutan 2.39 deaths per 100 live births compare
More health data for Algeria
- 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)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 516,609 (2025)
- Population, male 51.0% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 14.63 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 14.20 million (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 485,768 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 505,949 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth mortality rate in Algeria?
- Youth mortality rate in Algeria was 2.46 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest youth mortality rate recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 18.42 deaths per 100 live births in 1979.
- What is the lowest youth mortality rate recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.46 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
- How does Algeria rank for youth mortality rate?
- Algeria ranks 73rd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is youth mortality rate rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Youth mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The estimated number of deaths of children aged under fifteen years, per 100 live births.