Number of infant deaths in Algeria
Algeria: Number of infant deaths was 17,336 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Number of infant deaths in Algeria, 1960–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
In 2024, number of infant deaths in Algeria stood at 17,336. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is down 4.0% on the previous year and down 22.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths in Algeria peaked at 98,488 in 1971 and was at its lowest, 17,336, in 2024.
That places Algeria 40th out of 195 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 92,606 | 87,460 | 97,673 | 10 |
| 1970s | 94,433 | 87,362 | 98,488 | 10 |
| 1980s | 53,010 | 31,294 | 83,321 | 10 |
| 1990s | 27,081 | 21,025 | 30,326 | 10 |
| 2000s | 20,116 | 19,281 | 21,080 | 10 |
| 2010s | 21,796 | 20,989 | 22,451 | 10 |
| 2020s | 18,819 | 17,336 | 20,355 | 5 |
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More health data for Algeria
- Population ages 15-64, male 15.38 million (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 395,503 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 378,218 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 415,377 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 62.9% (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 397,265 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 412,848 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 431,334 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 356,555 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 63.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infant deaths in Algeria?
- Number of infant deaths in Algeria was 17,336 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of infant deaths recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 98,488 in 1971.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 17,336 in 2024.
- How does Algeria rank for number of infant deaths?
- Algeria ranks 40th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of infant deaths rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Number of infant deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of infants dying before reaching one year of age.