Children died before five per woman in Algeria

Algeria: Children died before five per woman was 0.0517 in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
0.0517
Change on year
down 2.8%
World rank
77th
of 200 countries
All-time high
1.88
in 1967
All-time low
0.0517
in 2024
Years of data
71
1954–2024

Children died before five per woman in Algeria, 1954–2024

00.511.52195419892024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2024, children died before five per woman in Algeria stood at 0.0517. That is the lowest value across all 71 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 32.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, children died before five per woman in Algeria peaked at 1.88 in 1967 and was at its lowest, 0.0517, in 2024.

Algeria ranks 77th of 200 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.

Children died before five per woman in Algeria, year by year

Annual values for Children died before five per woman in Algeria, 1954 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1954 1.78 —
1955 1.78 -0.1%
1956 1.78 -0.1%
1957 1.78 +0.0%
1958 1.78 +0.4%
1959 1.78 -0.0%
1960 1.79 +0.7%
1961 1.81 +0.9%
1962 1.83 +0.8%
1963 1.84 +1.1%
1964 1.86 +0.8%
1965 1.87 +0.6%
1966 1.88 +0.4%
1967 1.88 +0.1%
1968 1.88 -0.3%
1969 1.86 -0.6%
1970 1.84 -1.5%
1971 1.8 -2.2%
1972 1.74 -3.1%
1973 1.68 -3.6%
1974 1.61 -4.0%
1975 1.54 -4.7%
1976 1.46 -5.1%
1977 1.37 -5.7%
1978 1.29 -6.4%
1979 1.19 -7.4%
1980 1.08 -9.2%
1981 0.9551 -11.7%
1982 0.8165 -14.5%
1983 0.6772 -17.1%
1984 0.5543 -18.1%
1985 0.4546 -18.0%
1986 0.3729 -18.0%
1987 0.3173 -14.9%
1988 0.2802 -11.7%
1989 0.2556 -8.8%
1990 0.235 -8.1%
1991 0.2226 -5.3%
1992 0.2137 -4.0%
1993 0.2015 -5.7%
1994 0.1883 -6.5%
1995 0.1662 -11.7%
1996 0.1475 -11.3%
1997 0.1329 -9.9%
1998 0.1209 -9.1%
1999 0.1133 -6.3%
2000 0.107 -5.6%
2001 0.1007 -5.9%
2002 0.0948 -5.9%
2003 0.0918 -3.1%
2004 0.089 -3.0%
2005 0.0867 -2.6%
2006 0.0847 -2.3%
2007 0.0836 -1.3%
2008 0.0828 -1.0%
2009 0.0816 -1.4%
2010 0.0799 -2.1%
2011 0.0786 -1.6%
2012 0.0785 -0.1%
2013 0.0767 -2.3%
2014 0.0763 -0.6%
2015 0.0758 -0.7%
2016 0.0746 -1.5%
2017 0.0733 -1.8%
2018 0.0715 -2.4%
2019 0.0696 -2.7%
2020 0.0674 -3.1%
2021 0.0653 -3.2%
2022 0.0548 -16.0%
2023 0.0532 -3.0%
2024 0.0517 -2.8%

Algeria compared with similar countries

  • Algeria's 0.0517 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.027, 1.9× the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Algeria's 0.0517 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0297, 1.7× the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 1.78 1.78 1.78 6
1960s 1.85 1.79 1.88 10
1970s 1.55 1.19 1.84 10
1980s 0.5765 0.2556 1.08 10
1990s 0.1742 0.1133 0.235 10
2000s 0.0903 0.0816 0.107 10
2010s 0.0755 0.0696 0.0799 10
2020s 0.0585 0.0517 0.0674 5

Countries ranked near Algeria

  1. 74 Guatemala 0.0535 compare
  2. 75 Samoa 0.0535 compare
  3. 76 Venezuela 0.0518 compare
  4. 78 Vanuatu 0.0516 compare
  5. 79 Nepal 0.0477 compare
  6. 80 Syria 0.0474 compare

See the full ranking of 200 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is children died before five per woman in Algeria?
Children died before five per woman in Algeria was 0.0517 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest children died before five per woman recorded in Algeria?
The highest recorded value was 1.88 in 1967.
What is the lowest children died before five per woman recorded in Algeria?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0517 in 2024.
How does Algeria rank for children died before five per woman?
Algeria ranks 77th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
Is children died before five per woman rising or falling in Algeria?
Over the last ten years it is down 32.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Algeria data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Children died before five per woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Children died before five per woman
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
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Coverage
200 places, 16,060 data points, 1800–2024
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