Algeria currently reports a prevalence of underweight in children under 5 of 2.7%, a decrease of 0.3% (-10.0%) from 2012.
Prevalence of underweight in children under 5 in Algeria
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Source:
Data availability:
Regions:
215
Date range: 1983 to 2024
Points:
13,975
Measure:
%
More indicators for Algeria
Newborns protected against tetanus
97%
0%
(2023)
Female prevalence of HIV
0.1%
0%
(2022)
Male unintentional poisoning
0.6
+0.2
(2021)
Out-of-pocket expenditure PPP per capita
intl dollar274
-intl dollar3
(2022)
Birth registration
99.6%
0%
(2019)
Contraceptive modern method prevalence
44.9%
-3%
(2019)
Algeria Underweight children between 1987 and 2019
| Period | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2.7% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 3% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 3.4% | -7.7% |
| 2002 | 11.1% | +5.7% |
| 2000 | 5.4% | -5.9% |
| 1995 | 11.3% | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 9.2% | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 8% |