Malnutrition: Share of children who are underweight in Algeria
Algeria: Malnutrition: Share of children who are underweight was 2.7% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Malnutrition: Share of children who are underweight in Algeria, 1987–2019
Source: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME) - UNICEF, WHO, and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of children under 5.
Analysis
The most recent figure for malnutrition: share of children who are underweight in Algeria is 2.7%, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is down 20.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, malnutrition: share of children who are underweight in Algeria peaked at 11.3% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 2.7%, in 2019.
That places Algeria 80th out of 96 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8.0% | 8.0% | 8.0% | 1 |
| 1990s | 10.2% | 9.2% | 11.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 6.6% | 3.4% | 11.1% | 3 |
| 2010s | 2.9% | 2.7% | 3.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
More reference data data for Algeria
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.093 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 1.58 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 1.65 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.7559 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.0968 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 209.51 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is malnutrition: share of children who are underweight in Algeria?
- Malnutrition: share of children who are underweight in Algeria was 2.7% in 2019, according to Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME) - UNICEF, WHO, and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest malnutrition: share of children who are underweight recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 11.3% in 1995.
- What is the lowest malnutrition: share of children who are underweight recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.7% in 2019.
- How does Algeria rank for malnutrition: share of children who are underweight?
- Algeria ranks 80th out of 96 countries with data for 2019.
- Is malnutrition: share of children who are underweight rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME) - UNICEF, WHO, and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Malnutrition: Share of children who are underweight. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of children younger than five years old whose weight for age is more than two standard deviations below the median for the international reference population for ages 0-59 months.