Children moderately or severely overweight in Algeria
Algeria: Children moderately or severely overweight was 617 num th in 2024. ▲ Rising
Children moderately or severely overweight in Algeria, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num th.
Analysis
The most recent figure for children moderately or severely overweight in Algeria is 617 num th, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely overweight in Algeria peaked at 617 num th in 2024 and was at its lowest, 401.1 num th, in 2000.
That places Algeria 15th out of 180 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Children moderately or severely overweight in Algeria, year by year
| Year | num th | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 401.1 num th | — |
| 2001 | 409.1 num th | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 418.1 num th | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 432.5 num th | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 452.7 num th | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 472.9 num th | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 493.1 num th | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 515.1 num th | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 537.3 num th | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 556.1 num th | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 569.9 num th | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 578.3 num th | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 582.9 num th | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 584.4 num th | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 584.1 num th | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 583.7 num th | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 582.7 num th | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 580.8 num th | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 578.1 num th | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 575.4 num th | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 574.2 num th | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 576.2 num th | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 582.3 num th | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 595.2 num th | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 617 num th | +3.7% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 617 num th is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 37.75 num th, 16.3× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 617 num th is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 136.9 num th, 4.5× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 468.8 num th | 401.1 num th | 556.1 num th | 10 |
| 2010s | 580.03 num th | 569.9 num th | 584.4 num th | 10 |
| 2020s | 588.98 num th | 574.2 num th | 617 num th | 5 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
More development goals data for Algeria
- Red List Index 0.8393 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 17.9 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 291.3 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 15 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 15 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 14 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 20 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 22 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 23 (2025)
- Infant deaths 17,336 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely overweight in Algeria?
- Children moderately or severely overweight in Algeria was 617 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 617 num th in 2024.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 401.1 num th in 2000.
- How does Algeria rank for children moderately or severely overweight?
- Algeria ranks 15th out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Children moderately or severely overweight (thousands). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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