The prevalence of stunting in children under 5 in Algeria currently stands at 9.8%, indicating a decrease of 1.9% (-16.2%) since 2012.
Prevalence of stunting in children under 5 in Algeria
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Source:
Data availability:
Regions:
215
Date range: 1983 to 2023
Points:
13,760
Measure:
%
Similar regions to Algeria
Stunting in children
More indicators for Algeria
Newborns protected against tetanus
97%
-1%
(2022)
Female prevalence of HIV
0.1%
0%
(2022)
Male unintentional poisoning
0.8
0.0
(2019)
Out-of-pocket expenditure PPP per capita
intl dollar259
-intl dollar5
(2021)
Birth registration
99.6%
0%
(2019)
Contraceptive modern method prevalence
44.9%
-3%
(2019)
Algeria Stunting in children between 1987 and 2019
| Period | Stunting in children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 9.8% | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 11.7% | -3.7% |
| 2006 | 15.4% | -8.6% |
| 2002 | 24% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 23.6% | +1% |
| 1995 | 22.6% | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 22.9% | +6% |
| 1987 | 16.9% |