Children moderately or severely stunted in Algeria
Algeria: Children moderately or severely stunted was 414.1 num th in 2024. βΌ Falling
Children moderately or severely stunted in Algeria, 2000β2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num th.
Analysis
Algeria recorded 414.1 num th for children moderately or severely stunted in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 18.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely stunted in Algeria peaked at 681.5 num th in 2000 and was at its lowest, 414.1 num th, in 2024.
That places Algeria 49th out of 163 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 575.22 num th | 525.2 num th | 681.5 num th | 10 |
| 2010s | 504.23 num th | 473.3 num th | 519.6 num th | 10 |
| 2020s | 435.64 num th | 414.1 num th | 458.8 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 stunted in Algeria?
- Children moderately or severely stunted in Algeria was 414.1 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 681.5 num th in 2000.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 414.1 num th in 2024.
- How does Algeria rank for children moderately or severely stunted?
- Algeria ranks 49th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely stunted 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 United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Children moderately or severely stunted (thousands). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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