Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Algeria
Algeria: Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight was 13.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Algeria, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Algeria stood at 13.3%.
The figure is up 6.4% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Algeria peaked at 15.6% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 11.4%, in 2019.
Algeria ranks 14th of 148 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight 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% |
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 infrastructure data for Algeria
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 54.05 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 115.46 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 6.93 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 14.81 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1481 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 9.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 6.93 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.15 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Algeria?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Algeria was 13.3% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 15.6% in 2006.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.4% in 2019.
- How does Algeria rank for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight?
- Algeria ranks 14th out of 148 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely overweight 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 United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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