Extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children in Algeria
Algeria: Extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children was 2.7 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Latest (2019)
2.7
World rank
80th
of 96 countries
All-time high
11.3
in 1995
All-time low
2.7
in 2019
Years of data
8
1987–2019
Extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children in Algeria, 1987–2019
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Algeria recorded 2.7 for extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of down 20.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children 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.
Extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children in Algeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 8 | — |
| 1992 | 9.2 | +15.0% |
| 1995 | 11.3 | +22.8% |
| 2000 | 5.4 | -52.2% |
| 2002 | 11.1 | +105.6% |
| 2006 | 3.4 | -69.4% |
| 2012 | 3 | -11.8% |
| 2019 | 2.7 | -10.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8 | 8 | 8 | 1 |
| 1990s | 10.25 | 9.2 | 11.3 | 2 |
| 2000s | 6.63 | 3.4 | 11.1 | 3 |
| 2010s | 2.85 | 2.7 | 3 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
More poverty & inequality data for Algeria
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 0 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 2.77 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 1,537 (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 13.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.443 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 24.62 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.1001 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.1001 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.1073 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children in Algeria?
- Extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children in Algeria was 2.7 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 11.3 in 1995.
- What is the lowest extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.7 in 2019.
- How does Algeria rank for extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children?
- Algeria ranks 80th out of 96 countries with data for 2019.
- Is extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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