Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Algeria
Algeria: Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted was 8.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Algeria, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Algeria recorded 8.9% for proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 20.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Algeria peaked at 22.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 8.9%, in 2022.
Algeria ranks 88th of 147 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Algeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 22.4% | — |
| 2001 | 21.6% | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 20.8% | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 19.9% | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 19.0% | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 18.0% | -5.3% |
| 2006 | 17.1% | -5.0% |
| 2007 | 16.1% | -5.8% |
| 2008 | 15.1% | -6.2% |
| 2009 | 14.2% | -6.0% |
| 2010 | 13.4% | -5.6% |
| 2011 | 12.6% | -6.0% |
| 2012 | 12.0% | -4.8% |
| 2013 | 11.6% | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 11.2% | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 10.8% | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 10.4% | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 10.1% | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 9.7% | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 9.4% | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 9.2% | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 9.0% | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 8.9% | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 8.9% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 8.9% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.4% | 14.2% | 22.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.1% | 9.4% | 13.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.0% | 8.9% | 9.2% | 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 stunted in Algeria?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Algeria was 8.9% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 22.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.9% in 2022.
- How does Algeria rank for proportion of children moderately or severely stunted?
- Algeria ranks 88th out of 147 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely stunted rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.5%. 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 stunted (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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